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 …

TENURE meaning: 1 : the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title; 2 : the right to keep a job (especially the job of being a professor at a college or university) for as long as you …

TENURE definition: 1. being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time…. Learn more.

Definition of tenure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The act, fact, manner, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; occupation. b. A period during which something is held. 2. The status of holding one's …

the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.

Dec 11, 2025 · tenure (third-person singular simple present tenures, present participle tenuring, simple past and past participle tenured) (transitive) To grant tenure, the status of having a …

TENURE definition: the holding or possessing of anything. See examples of tenure used in a sentence.

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 …

The act, fact, manner, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; occupation. b. A period during which something is held. 2. The status of holding one's …