: 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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Homeowners, renters and businesses can get more information and file a report at laserfiche.kanecountyil.gov/Forms/Tornado-Response.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
If taxes increase dramatically for building owners, those costs could be passed to renters.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: High housing costs are forcing more renters and homeowners to stay put.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The new ordinance would expand upon a state law that bars businesses from significantly raising prices in the days and months following a declaration of a disaster, and that protects renters from eviction without just cause.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
If taxes increase dramatically for building owners, those costs could be passed to renters.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: High housing costs are forcing more renters and homeowners to stay put.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The new ordinance would expand upon a state law that bars businesses from significantly raising prices in the days and months following a declaration of a disaster, and that protects renters from eviction without just cause.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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