Meaning & use
co-renter
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Meaning
nouncountable
a person who rents a home together with at least one other person.
Grammar: Countable: use a/an and the plural co-renters, e.g. 'She is my co-renter.'
Patterns
- someone's co-renter
- live with a co-renter
- find a co-renter
My co-renter pays half the electricity bill every month.
The landlord asked each co-renter to sign the lease separately.
We were co-renters for two years before I bought my own place.
Word forms
| plural | co-renters |
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Common combinations
- share a flat with a co-renter
- Students often share a flat with a co-renter to cut costs.
- sign a lease as a co-renter
- You must sign the lease as a co-renter if you want legal protection.
- split the rent with a co-renter
- They split the rent with a co-renter and each paid $600.
- a co-renter agreement
- The agency gave us a co-renter agreement to complete.
Synonyms and how they differ
- co-tenant
- More formal and legal; use it in contracts, while co-renter is the everyday term.
- housemate
- Focuses on sharing the same house, not on who pays the rent, so it is wider in meaning.
Word family
Commonly confused: co-renter or co-owner? co-renter or roommate?
co-renter vs co-owner
A co-owner owns the property; a co-renter only pays rent for it.
co-renter vs roommate
A roommate may share your bedroom; a co-renter may have a separate room but shares the rent.
Practice
Which sentence uses "co-renter" correctly?
Choose one answer.
"Co-renter" means someone who rents with you, so sharing the rent is correct. Option A describes a landlord or owner, not a renter.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “co-renter”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.