rentee
rentee noun: one who rents (property, etc.) from somebody.
Noun
rentee (plural rentees)
- One who rents (property, etc.) from somebody.
- The land should, when procurable on such terms, be rented from the Zemindar, or the person to whom it has been let; and the rentee should engage to plough, and sow the land and reap the crop, […]1840, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Papers on the Cultivation of Cotton in India, London, page 62
- Where such alarm systems do not exist, it is recommended that a private security force be hired by the rentee.1978, John Greenhalgh, Practitioner's Guide to School Business Management, Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, page 233
Synonyms of rentee
Forms of rentee
| plural | rentees |
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Origin of rentee
From rent + -ee.
Questions about rentee
- What does rentee mean?
- Rentee means one who rents (property, etc.) from somebody.
- What part of speech is rentee?
- Rentee is a noun.
- What is the plural of rentee?
- The plural of rentee is rentees.
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