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Rentier meaning

An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.

Synonyms of Rentier

investor

Related words

Other words often associated with Rentier or its synonyms:

capitalist

Using Rentier

  • The main meaning on this page is: An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
  • Useful related words include: investor.
  • In the example corpus, rentier often appears in combinations such as: the rentier, of rentier, rentier economy.

Context around Rentier

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

modern 1× extractive 1×

Often after:

economy 2× class 2× giants 1× someone 1×

Sentence patterns with Rentier

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an extractive rentier economy 1× exploitative a rentier state and 1× from the rentier class or 1× history the rentier giants of 1× of a rentier economy if 1× of a rentier someone who 1× of the rentier class while 1× the modern rentier 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

our economy was 1× the economy could 1× think back a 1× this extraordinary concentration 1× unplanned capitalist economies 1×

Common sentence endings:

extractive rentier economy 1× non reusable assets 1× of rent payment 1× or their cronies 1× the digital age 1× the modern rentier 1×

Words around Rentier

Just before it in the word index:

renthop 3 renthlei 2 renters 395 renteria 37 renter 89 rentenmark 2

Just after it in the word index:

rentiers 4 renting 451 rentledger 2 rentmyride 2 rentokil 6 renton 44

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Rentier

  • In this selection, "rentier" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, modern, extractive, economy, class and giants stand out and add context to how "rentier" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an extractive rentier economy and exploitative a rentier state and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rentier" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rentier

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It’s no different for the modern rentier. (8 words)

This is because economists are shills that collect their paychecks from the rentier class or their cronies. (17 words)

Unplanned capitalist economies trend towards a bloated corporate finance sector, and this leads to the dysfunction of an extractive rentier economy. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

This extraordinary concentration in wealth reflects the fundamental reality of the platform economy: these are among the most powerful monopolies in history, the rentier giants of the digital age. (29 words)

Our economy was and is the equivalent of a rentier economy if you see the proceeds we collected and collect from crude oil in term of rent payment. (28 words)

Think back a minute to the definition of a rentier: someone who uses their control over something that already exists in order to increase their own wealth. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

Our economy was and is the equivalent of a rentier economy if you see the proceeds we collected and collect from crude oil in term of rent payment.

This extraordinary concentration in wealth reflects the fundamental reality of the platform economy: these are among the most powerful monopolies in history, the rentier giants of the digital age.

It’s no different for the modern rentier.

Think back a minute to the definition of a rentier: someone who uses their control over something that already exists in order to increase their own wealth.

This is because economists are shills that collect their paychecks from the rentier class or their cronies.

Unplanned capitalist economies trend towards a bloated corporate finance sector, and this leads to the dysfunction of an extractive rentier economy.

However, it was mostly concentrated in the hands of the rentier class, while the debt was serviced by mainly regressive taxes that weighed on the working population.

The economy could thus be described as one which is "exploitative" - a rentier state - and based upon the extraction of unsustainable resources or non-reusable assets.

Common combinations with rentier

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rentier" in a sentence?
An example: "Our economy was and is the equivalent of a rentier economy if you see the proceeds we collected and collect from crude oil in term of rent payment." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "rentier" from authentic English texts.
What does "rentier" mean?
Rentier means: An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
What are synonyms of "rentier"?
Common synonyms of "rentier" include: investor.
How many example sentences with "rentier" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "rentier", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.