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as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Recent Examples of renter
The renter told him a $20,000 wire deposit, for the delivery and rental fees, had missed a processing deadline Friday but would arrive the following morning, Marta said.
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Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Jurado also noted about $14 million in Measure ULA funding has been allocated to the ULA Emergency Income Support Program, which provides up to $19,000 in financial assistance to low-income renters living with seniors or people with disabilities.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Karsh previously told the Pioneer Press that tenant complaints against Quadrel began last month, when renters from one of their residential properties, located at 929-935 Michigan Avenue, noticed drastic increases in rent after receiving their lease renewal notices.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
City law encourages developers to include apartments for low-income renters by awarding them bonuses that allow for denser projects.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Jurado also noted about $14 million in Measure ULA funding has been allocated to the ULA Emergency Income Support Program, which provides up to $19,000 in financial assistance to low-income renters living with seniors or people with disabilities.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Karsh previously told the Pioneer Press that tenant complaints against Quadrel began last month, when renters from one of their residential properties, located at 929-935 Michigan Avenue, noticed drastic increases in rent after receiving their lease renewal notices.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
City law encourages developers to include apartments for low-income renters by awarding them bonuses that allow for denser projects.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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The real estate agents said that a single-family home would essentially become a rooming house with unrelated tenants sharing living spaces that are normally overseen by zoning regulations.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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But shoppers and retail tenants at the massive indoor shopping mall on the Southwest Side got a seven-day reprieve after Judge Leonard Murray did not grant a request from city officials to quickly shutter the mostly vacant indoor shopping center due to safety concerns.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Khan announced on Monday that he's filed a civil lawsuit against a landlord at a residential building in Dublin Borough who allegedly demanded rent from tenants and forced them to live in uninhabitable conditions.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Now, with 31% of lab space sitting empty, a handful of companies — some international — are swooping in on declining rents and rising landlord concessions.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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