"rentier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/, /ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/ Forms: rentiers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French rentier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rentier}} French rentier Head templates: {{en-noun}} rentier (plural rentiers)
  1. An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments. Categories (topical): People Derived forms: rentier state Related terms: unearned income, capitalist Translations (individual who receives capital income): 食利者 (shílìzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), rentiér [masculine] (Czech), rentenier (Dutch), rantjee (Estonian), pääomatulon saaja (Finnish), rentier [masculine] (French), rentière [feminine] (French), Rentier [masculine] (German), Rentière [feminine] (German), redditiere [masculine] (Italian), 金利生活者 (kinri seikatsusha) (alt: きんりせいかつしゃ) (Japanese), ランティエ (rantie) (Japanese), rentier [masculine] (Polish), rentierka [feminine] (Polish), rentista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), рантье́ (rantʹjé) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), rentista [masculine] (Spanish), rantiye (Turkish), рантьє́ (rantʹjé) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian), rintî [masculine] (Walloon), rintire [feminine] (Walloon)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "individual who receives capital income",
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      "sense": "individual who receives capital income",
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      "word": "rentista"
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