Homes Vocabulary
Tenant – a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building.
Sentence – The tenant is legally required to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused to the property.
Rent – a fixed amount of money that you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc. that someone else owns.
Sentence – I pay a higher rent/more rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger.
Lease – to make a legal agreement by which money is paid in order to use land, a building, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment for an agreed period of time.
Sentence – Don’t try so hard, the best things come when you lease expect them to.
Neighborhood – the area of a town that surrounds someone’s home, or the people who live in this area.
Sentence – Kids in his neighborhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.
Suburb – an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live.
Sentence – The proximity of the wealthy suburb to the squatter camp throws the plight of the squatters into even sharper relief.
Dormitory – a large room containing many beds, for example in a boarding school.
Sentence – Dormitory centres Within the catchment area of a burgh; basic services available; some growth potential and encouragement to industry.
Story – a level of a building.
Sentence – The view of the city looks stunning from the 12th story of this building.
Kitchen – a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed.
Sentence – He was clumping about the kitchen in heavy boots.
Refrigerator – a piece of kitchen equipment that uses electricity to preserve food at a cold temperature.
Sentence – Perishable food should be stored in a refrigerator.
Microwave – an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly.
Sentence – All our holiday chalets include a microwave and food processor for extra convenience.
Sofa – a long, soft seat with a back and usually arms, on which more than one person can sit at the same time.
Sentence – My four year-old daughter was asleep on the sofa.
Coffee Table – a small, low table on which coffee is served or books and magazines are arranged.
Sentence – Paperbacks in general had pushed aside the hardback, except for the specialized and coffee table markets.
Ground Floor – the floor of a building that is at the same level as the ground outside.
Sentence – The permanent collection is displayed on the first floor, whilst the ground floor houses temporary exhibitions.
Oven – the part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food.
Sentence – She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cakes in the oven.
Hallway – an entrance hall.
Sentence – She climbed the steps and proceeded along the upstairs hallway.
Insurance – an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc.
Sentence – If suggested improvements are not carried out, we have the right to suspend the insurance cover.
