: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Zillow data shows that 59% of renters have at least one pet, with 40% having a dog in 2023.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The report said the elimination of funding for the city’s Eviction Prevention Program, which provides education and legal services for low-income renters facing eviction, should also count as an equity cut.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The report said the elimination of funding for the city’s Eviction Prevention Program, which provides education and legal services for low-income renters facing eviction, should also count as an equity cut.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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