Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that receives payment in exchange for the use of one's property by another.
- noun One that pays rent for the use of another's property; a tenant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who leases an estate; more commonly, the lessee or tenant who takes an estate or a tenement on rent.
- noun One who rents or hires anything.
- In tap estry, to work new warp into in order to restore the original pattern or design.
- Hence To finedraw; sew together, as the edges of two pieces of cloth, without doubling them, so that the seam is scarcely visible.
- noun One who collects rents.
- noun A shareholder in a theater.
- noun In telephony, a subscriber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant.
- transitive verb To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
- transitive verb To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
sew together so that theseam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; tofinedraw . - verb To
restore the originaldesign of (a tapestry) by working in newwarp . - noun One who
rents property from another. - noun law One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
Etymologies
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Examples
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And I'm sure if the renter is a shitty renter already, they probably know this.
Oh, For The Luvva... archmage 2010
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I have to admit, though, that being a renter is a little depressing considering I'm 31; Jonathan turns 36 tomorrow.
Kathy Chu's financial diary: Financial tips that have worked for others 2006
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With housing prices still slipping in many cities, you might argue that any renter is lucky.
The Best Cities To Own And Best To Rent A Home Stephane Fitch 2010
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A prime example is the principal‑agent problem of insufficient energy‑efficiency investments in renter‑occupied properties, even in the face of high energy prices.
Robert Stavins: California's Global Warming Solutions Act and National Climate Change Policy Robert Stavins 2010
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#8 POSTED BY Bill Heinen, Oct 27th, 2009 3: 23 pm another really wonderfully campy yet gorefest film perfect as a renter is Murder Party.
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With housing prices still slipping in many cities, you might argue that any renter is lucky.
The Best Cities To Own And Best To Rent A Home Stephane Fitch 2010
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A prime example is the principal‑agent problem of insufficient energy‑efficiency investments in renter‑occupied properties, even in the face of high energy prices.
Robert Stavins: California's Global Warming Solutions Act and National Climate Change Policy Robert Stavins 2010
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It will also give a good indication of the renter's debt burden and debt profile, which can help a landlord decide which renter is most likely to cause the fewest number of headaches.
Four Unexpected Situations Where Bad Credit Hurts - The Consumerist 2009
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A prime example is the principal‑agent problem of insufficient energy‑efficiency investments in renter‑occupied properties, even in the face of high energy prices.
Robert Stavins: AB 32, RGGI, and Climate Change: The National Context of State Policies for a Global Commons Problem Robert Stavins 2010
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With housing prices still slipping in many cities, you might argue that any renter is lucky.
The Best Cities To Own And Best To Rent A Home Stephane Fitch 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word renter
"In tapestry, to work new warp into in order to restore the original pattern or design.
Hence To finedraw; sew together, as the edges of two pieces of cloth, without doubling them, so that the seam is scarcely visible." --CD&C
February 7, 2012