collocation · formal
tenancy agreement
/ˈtɛnənsi əˈɡriːmənt/TEN·an·cy a·GREE·ment
A formal contract between a landlord and a tenant that sets out the terms of renting, such as rent, length of stay and responsibilities.
Examples
“Read the tenancy agreement carefully before you sign it.”
“The tenancy agreement states that pets are not allowed.”
“They renewed the tenancy agreement for another year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before moving in, we negotiated a few clauses in the tenancy agreement, especially the responsibility for minor repairs.”
Collocations
- sign a tenancy agreement
- renew the tenancy agreement
- terminate the tenancy agreement
Word family
Common mistakes
rental contract agreement→tenancy agreement
sign the agreement without reading→read the tenancy agreement carefully before signing
Say it for a higher band
5rental contract→6rental agreement→7+tenancy agreement
Synonyms
rental agreement
Easily confused
rental agreement
“Make sure the rental agreement includes a clause about repairs.”
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