: 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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What percentage of your rental market are flexible renters?
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
According to the 2022 assessment, 62% of Broward renters were cost burdened, meaning more than 30% of their income was going toward their rent.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Two-thirds of millennials who seek debt counseling at MMI are renters.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The Urban Institute, an economic policy think tank, found that the median American homeowner accrued $165,000 in wealth between 1989 and 2022; the median renter added $5,800 to their name in that time.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
According to the 2022 assessment, 62% of Broward renters were cost burdened, meaning more than 30% of their income was going toward their rent.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Two-thirds of millennials who seek debt counseling at MMI are renters.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The Urban Institute, an economic policy think tank, found that the median American homeowner accrued $165,000 in wealth between 1989 and 2022; the median renter added $5,800 to their name in that time.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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