: 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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Demand for housing affordability is so intense the company drew tens of thousands of interested renters for its limited units.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The value of residential sales surged to 165 billion Saudi riyals ($44 billion) last year, the highest figure since 2015, yet the share of renters planning to buy a home has plummeted.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The share of renters whose rent payments are reported to credit bureaus rose to 13% in 2025, up from 11% in 2024, according to a new survey by TransUnion, one of the three major bureaus.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
While Ransom's bill could help make broadband more affordable for renters, California lawmakers recently abandoned a more aggressive effort to require affordable broadband plans.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The value of residential sales surged to 165 billion Saudi riyals ($44 billion) last year, the highest figure since 2015, yet the share of renters planning to buy a home has plummeted.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The share of renters whose rent payments are reported to credit bureaus rose to 13% in 2025, up from 11% in 2024, according to a new survey by TransUnion, one of the three major bureaus.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
While Ransom's bill could help make broadband more affordable for renters, California lawmakers recently abandoned a more aggressive effort to require affordable broadband plans.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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