Noun tenement has 1 sense

1. tenement, tenement house - a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
   --₁ is a kind of apartment building, apartment house
   

Tenements

Noun: A run-down and overcrowded apartment building, typically in a densely populated urban area.

Sense 1: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, tenements were a prevalent form of housing for the working class.

Example Sentence: The immigrants who arrived in New York City during the late 1800s often lived in cramped tenements.

Sense 2: Tenements can also refer to any rented housing unit that lacks certain basic facilities.

Example Sentence: The dilapidated tenement he rented had no heating or hot water.

Adjective: Referring to things related to or characteristic of tenements.

Example Sentence: The documentary highlighted the harsh living conditions in the tenement neighborhoods.

Verb (Rare): To occupy or live in a tenement.

Example Sentence: The struggling artist chose to tenement a small attic instead of paying high rent for a larger space.

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