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The meaning of TENURE is the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office); especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal. How to use tenure in a sentence.
noun. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. the period or term of holding something. status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.
the period of time when someone holds a job, esp. an official position, or the right to keep a job permanently: During his tenure as mayor, relations with the police department worsened. Michelle has tenure in her new teaching position.
the period of time when someone holds a job, esp. an official position, or the right to keep a job permanently: During his tenure as mayor, relations with the police department worsened. Michelle has tenure in her new teaching position.
tenure. the period of time when somebody holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job. She had a long tenure of office. the right to stay permanently in your job, especially as a teacher at a university. It's still extremely difficult to get tenure.
Tenure from the Latin tenere means "to hold" and refers to the period of time a person works at a particular job or in an office. A president might have to deal with a recession during his tenure in the White House. In university jargon, if you have tenure, you have a permanent teaching position or professorship.
tenure noun [U] (BUILDING/LAND) Add to word list. the legal right to live in a building or use a piece of land for a period. tenure noun [U] (TIME) the period of time when someone has an important job: his tenure as president. tenure noun [U] (PERMANENT) If you have tenure in your job, your job is permanent.
