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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French rentier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/, /ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/
Noun
rentier (plural rentiers)
- An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
2022 April 13, Evgeny Morozov, “Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason”, in New Left Review, number 133/134, pages 89–126:If today’s capitalists are mere lazy rentiers who contribute nothing to the production process, don’t they deserve to be downgraded to the status of feudal landlords?
Derived terms
Translations
individual who receives capital income
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
From rente + -ier.
Pronunciation
Noun
rentier m (plural rentiers, feminine rentière)
- rentier
Further reading
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French rentier.
Pronunciation
Noun
rentier m pers (female equivalent rentierka)
- (economics) rentier
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- rentier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rentier in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rentier.
Noun
rentier m (plural rentieri)
- rentier
Declension