: 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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The program services 120,000 households, both homeowners and renters, that include many older adults, young children and people with disabilities.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Such remediation costs may be covered by the tenant’s renter’s insurance policy, or perhaps by your own policy.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Some rent reporting services require your landlord or property manager to verify payments, while others allow renters to self-report by submitting bank statements or other proof.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Some San Diego renters have reported being charged a separate fee for trash as soon as the city started charging for it.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Such remediation costs may be covered by the tenant’s renter’s insurance policy, or perhaps by your own policy.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Some rent reporting services require your landlord or property manager to verify payments, while others allow renters to self-report by submitting bank statements or other proof.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Some San Diego renters have reported being charged a separate fee for trash as soon as the city started charging for it.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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