: 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 has helped tens of thousands of renters and landlords since its inception in 2020.
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s the dollars outstanding divided across all residents – owners, renters and their entire households.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
The most consequential statewide housing plan in decades, so families have access to affordable housing and protects homeowners and renters throughout our state.
—Walter Mosley, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
In contrast, renters get far more space for their money in the Midwest and Southern U.S., where housing is more affordable and usable land is less scarce.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s the dollars outstanding divided across all residents – owners, renters and their entire households.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
The most consequential statewide housing plan in decades, so families have access to affordable housing and protects homeowners and renters throughout our state.
—Walter Mosley, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
In contrast, renters get far more space for their money in the Midwest and Southern U.S., where housing is more affordable and usable land is less scarce.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 2 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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