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anchor tenant
noun [C]Definition
› PROPERTY the first and usually the biggest company to rent space in a shopping centre or other building, who it is hoped will attract other businesses: They are still seeking an anchor tenant for the skyscraper, which could be built by the end of summer 2012.
(Definition of anchor tenant noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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