tenure: Meaning and Definition of

ten•ure

Pronunciation: (ten'yur), [key]
— n.
  1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
  2. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
  3. the period or term of holding something.
  4. status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.
—v.t.
  1. to give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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