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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rentiernoun

    someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments

Wiktionary

  1. rentiernoun

    An individual who does not work for a living, but instead receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, or capital gains, from his or her assets and investments.

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  1. rentier

    A rentier is an individual or entity that receives income from ownership of assets, such as property, stocks, bonds, or patents, rather than through wages or salaries derived from manual labor or direct involvement in a business. They typically make money through rent, interest, or dividends generated by these assets.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rentiernoun

    one who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like

  2. Etymology: [F. See 5th Rent.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rentier

    rong-tyā′, n. one who has a fixed income from stocks, &c.: a fund holder.

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  1. reinter

  2. terrine

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rentier in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rentier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rentier in a Sentence

  1. David Chaudron:

    The transition away from being a rentier state is not a comfortable one, they’re trying. But the fundamental question is: will their trying bear enough fruit before the downside of the current system hits? Or is it a day late and a dollar short? Will the forces of change ultimately be enough to overcome the inertia of the current system? I don’t know.

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