: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
But renters, particularly those in their prime home-buying years, in their 30s and 40s, have felt locked out of the market due to high inflation and mortgage rates — particularly in pricey California.
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
More than 70% of Rolling Fork residents displaced by the tornado were renters.
—Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
If more than 50 eligible households apply, renters will be selected through a lottery process.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The unpaid bills were one of many problems that Indianapolis renters faced in their dealing with large property companies like JPC Charities, which owned the two apartments where water was shut off.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
In those same five years, the median income of Wisconsin renters rose 22%, keeping pace with the rise in rents.
—Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Engineers created a prototype by mapping out the tax code into a series of steps: The software has to know that a millionaire homeowner doesn’t need to see any of the questions that apply only to low-income renters, for example.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Adults age 18 to 34, people who are renters, those without a post-high school degree, and Californians with an annual household income of $40,000 or lower tend to be less happy than others.
—David Milliken, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
And in January, filings to remove renters from homes climbed to a new monthly record of more than 8,000.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
More than 70% of Rolling Fork residents displaced by the tornado were renters.
—Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
If more than 50 eligible households apply, renters will be selected through a lottery process.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The unpaid bills were one of many problems that Indianapolis renters faced in their dealing with large property companies like JPC Charities, which owned the two apartments where water was shut off.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
In those same five years, the median income of Wisconsin renters rose 22%, keeping pace with the rise in rents.
—Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Engineers created a prototype by mapping out the tax code into a series of steps: The software has to know that a millionaire homeowner doesn’t need to see any of the questions that apply only to low-income renters, for example.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Adults age 18 to 34, people who are renters, those without a post-high school degree, and Californians with an annual household income of $40,000 or lower tend to be less happy than others.
—David Milliken, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
And in January, filings to remove renters from homes climbed to a new monthly record of more than 8,000.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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