eviction meaning
UK US /ɪˈvɪkʃən/ 3 syllables
eviction (noun): action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved.
eviction has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
eviction as a noun
- action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
Synonyms: constructive eviction
Type of: compulsion
Related forms: evict
- the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
Synonyms: dispossession, legal ouster
Type of: due process
Kinds: ouster, actual eviction, retaliatory eviction
Related forms: evict
eviction in a sentence
- We received an eviction notice.
- The cops are here and no one can stop the eviction now.
- The eviction process takes months.
- Tom is facing eviction if he doesn't pay his back rent by the end of this month.
How to pronounce eviction
eviction is pronounced /ɪˈvɪkʃən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with eviction
Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EV · words ending in ON · 8-letter words
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