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as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Tennis courts, bocce courts, miniature golf, yoga classes and additional activities are arriving on the rooftop, where the mix of physical activity and breathtaking panoramas will prove a perk irresistible to renters.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2024
At the same time, housing costs are surging, causing a record number of renters to be cost-burdened, or paying more than 30% of their income on housing, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
According to the company, that would make 2025 a renter's market, with the units being built during the pandemic finally being put on the market, adding inventory.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2024
At the same time, housing costs are surging, causing a record number of renters to be cost-burdened, or paying more than 30% of their income on housing, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
According to the company, that would make 2025 a renter's market, with the units being built during the pandemic finally being put on the market, adding inventory.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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