renter
US /ˈrɛntɚ/
Definition
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The renter must pay a deposit before receiving the keys to the apartment.
Word Family
Synonyms
- tenantsomeone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
- leaseholdera tenant who holds a lease
- occupantsomeone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Collocations
- Easy apartment renter rightsdescribing apartment renter rights (a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)
- Medium screen prospective renters thoroughlyto screen prospective renters thoroughly, meaning to test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- Hard renter protection laws enacted by municipalitydescribing renter protection laws enacted by municipality (someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else)
- Very Hard the perpetual plight of urban renters under inflationreferring to the perpetual plight of urban renters under inflation
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.