tenured

1. 1
   adjective

   Having a permanent job that is very hard to lose, often at a college or university.

   Like a job that is locked in, so it is very hard for anyone to make you leave.

   The tenured professor taught the same class for thirty years.

   She finally became tenured after years of hard work.

   Similarpermanent

   Oppositeuntenured

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past tense and past participle of tenure. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The university tenured her after five successful years.

   They tenured several new professors last spring.

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3. 3
   adjectivePhilippines

   Having a lot of experience at a job after working there for a long time.

   The tenured cooks knew every order by heart.

   A tenured worker like him rarely makes mistakes.

   Similarexperienced, seasoned, veteran

   Oppositeinexperienced, new

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