A tenor (from Latin tenor – holder, or tenere – hold) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range or section is higher than baritone and lower than countertenor. A person, instrument, or group that performs in that range or the tenor clef is also called a tenor.
Tenor may also refer to:
Finance
- Tenor (finance), the duration or time-to-maturity of a bond or swap
- The coupon frequency of an equity swap
Music
- In change ringing, the bell with the lowest pitch
- The reciting tone, also called recitation tone, of a Gregorian chant
- A tenor saxophone
- A tenor drum
- Tenor (album)
Other uses
- Tenor (linguistics), the relationship between participants in a discourse
- The name of a search technology planned for KDE 4.
- Tenor (website), a GIF search engine and database
- 10.or mobile phone
- The Tenor, a retail complex in Toronto, Canada