In plain English
This means another person serves as a backup point of contact. If the main contact person cannot be reached, someone may try this person instead.
In context
Here, it labels a field for the person who may be contacted instead of the primary contact person if that person cannot be reached.
- Situation
- Signing leases, communicating with property managers, and tracking tenancy administration
- What it communicates
- labels a field for another person who can be contacted if needed
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say when this person will be contacted or what relationship they have to the primary contact person.
Examples
“When the manager could not reach Elena, he called her alternate contact instead.”
“On the registration form, she entered her brother under Alternate Contact.”