Term Gallery logo

Meanings of rentier in English

Russian
рантье
Spanish
rentista
Catalan
rendista

Person whose income derives from rents, interest on investments, and other passive returns.

Related terms
рантье
Usage of rentier in English
1
It says that we prioritise the interests and culture of the rentier.
The Guardian
2
But it is also a brilliant portrayal of what's wrong with rentier capitalism.
The Guardian
3
In some countries, their formalisation simply creates a rentier class.
The Rational Optimist
4
Firstly, the modern rentier knows to keep a low profile.
The Guardian
5
It has also contributed to deindustrialisation and the rentier economy.
The Guardian
6
The irony, however, is that their best innovations only make the rentier economy even bigger.
The Guardian
7
In fact, the modern-day rentier often works damn hard.
The Guardian
8
Like a parasite stunts a child's growth, so the rentier drains a country of its vitality.
The Guardian
9
By definition, the rentier makes his living at others' expense, using his power to claim economic benefit.
The Guardian
10
It's no different for the modern rentier.
The Guardian
11
He had, in fact, become a rentier.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
12
What innovation remains in a rentier economy is mostly just concerned with further bolstering that very same economy.
The Guardian
13
The biggest tragedy of all, however, is that the rentier economy is gobbling up society's best and brightest.
The Guardian
14
I prefer the term rentier.
The Guardian
15
Even the big innovations of our age -businesses like Facebook and Uber -are interested mainly in expanding the rentier economy.
The Guardian
16
Social policy is determined by the rentier class of buy-to-let landlords, who bought up much of the council stock Margaret Thatcher sold.
The Guardian
About this term
Translations for rentier
Spanish
rentista
Catalan
rendista
Rentier through the time