: 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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Opponents say the burden will unfairly shift onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Advertisement If a guest is injured on your property, the personal liability coverage in most homeowners or renters insurance policies will pay for up to $500,000 in claims per person injured.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The growing pressure on middle-class renters may finally be spurring political action.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Similarly financially strained in 2022 were 16.3% of all households, including renters and owners, earning $75,000 to $99,999 and 10.2% earning $100,000 to $124,999.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Advertisement If a guest is injured on your property, the personal liability coverage in most homeowners or renters insurance policies will pay for up to $500,000 in claims per person injured.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The growing pressure on middle-class renters may finally be spurring political action.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Similarly financially strained in 2022 were 16.3% of all households, including renters and owners, earning $75,000 to $99,999 and 10.2% earning $100,000 to $124,999.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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