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Move in

Meaning in real estate, with examples

phrasal verbCore term

In real estate, move in means: To start living in a new home or using new business premises after taking your belongings there.

In Turkish: taşınmak, yerleşmek

How it is used

Used all the time with tenants and buyers. People ask about the move-in date, and agents prepare a move-in checklist. The opposite is move out. Compare: move to a city, move into a flat, move in on Monday.

Example sentences

  1. When can we move in?

  2. The tenants moved in on the first of the month.

  3. The move-in date is flexible, but the lease starts on 1 September.

Common collocations

  • move in on
  • move into a flat
  • move-in date
  • ready to move in
  • move out
  • tenantA person or business that pays rent to live in or use a property owned by someone else, usually under a lease.
  • leaseA legal contract in which an owner lets a tenant use a property for a fixed period in return for rent, setting out the rights and duties of both sides.
  • inventoryA detailed list, often with photos, of a rented property's contents and their condition, checked when the tenant moves in and again when they leave.
  • utilitiesBasic services supplied to a home or building, such as electricity, gas, water and often internet, and the bills paid for them.

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