tenure

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛn.jʊə/ or /ˈtɛn.jə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛn.jɚ/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular tenure

Plural tenures

1. If a professor has tenure, they may continue to work for the university without fear of being fired.
2. Tenure is the conditions to hold a piece of land.
   • Synonyms: tenancy and occupancy
3. The tenure of an officeholder is the time they are in office.
   • Synonyms: incumbency and term

Verb

Plain form tenure

Third-person singular tenures

Past tense tenured

Past participle tenured

Present participle tenuring

1. (transitive) If you tenure something, you give someone a permanent office or position.