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Definition of Rentier
1. Noun. Someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments.
Definition of Rentier
1. n. One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.
Definition of Rentier
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rentier
1. one that receives a fixed income [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rentier
Literary usage of Rentier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... because only those who cross the (rentier with pass- The effects of emigration
and immigration cannot be estimated >orts are taken account of. ..."
2. The Cyclopædia of Education: A Dictionary of Information for the Use of by Henry Kiddle, Alexander Jacob Schem (1876)
"The text-books used are MARCH'S Grammar and rentier, as above, in which are also
bibliographical notes, and a sketch of the literature ..."
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