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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RENTIER

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PRONUNCIATION OF RENTIER

rentier  [rɑ̃tje] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RENTIER

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Rentier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RENTIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rentier

A rentier is a person or entity that receives income derived from economic rents, which can include income from patents, copyrights, brand loyalty, real estate, interest or profits; this is a transfer of the French term rentier with a change of meaning from "one who derives income from rentes", i.e. in a French context, state bonds. Associated terms include: ▪ Rentier capitalism ▪ Rentier state ▪ Rent-seeking...

Definition of rentier in the English dictionary

The definition of rentier in the dictionary is a person whose income consists primarily of fixed unearned amounts, such as rent or bond interest.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RENTIER

rent collector
rent control
rent rebate
rent review
rent strike
rent-a-car
rent-a-crowd
rent-a-mob
rent-controlled
rent-free
rent-roll
rentability
rentable
rental
rental car
rental library
rentaller
rente
renter
renumber

WORDS THAT END LIKE RENTIER

bustier
cantier
Carpentier
Cartier
Charpentier
daintier
flauntier
flintier
frontier
Gaultier
Gautier
jauntier
North-West Frontier
Parmentier
Pelletier
prettier
quartier
scantier
tier
Whittier

Synonyms and antonyms of rentier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rentier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RENTIER

Find out the translation of rentier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rentier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rentier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

食利者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rentista
570 millions of speakers

English

rentier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किराये पर देनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الريعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рантье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rentista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেণ্টিয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rentier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyewa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rentier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

金利生活者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불로 소득 생활자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyewa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rentier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rentier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाडेकरू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rantiye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rentier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rentier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рантьє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rentier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εισοδηματιών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rentenier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rentier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rentier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rentier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RENTIER»

The term «rentier» is regularly used and occupies the 87.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RENTIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rentier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rentier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rentier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RENTIER»

Discover the use of rentier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rentier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rentier State in Africa: Oil Rent Dependency and ...
This is a detailed study of the political and economic condition of the Republic of Gabon, focusing on the years of the oil boom (1975-1985).
Douglas Andrew Yates, 1996
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Dead Ends of Transition: Rentier Economies and Protectorates
Taking a closer look at the policies of rentier economies, this book further identifies new ways in which these countries and their international partners could work together to ease the critical transition to democracy.
Michael Dauderstädt, Arne Schildberg, 2006
3
Legacy of a Rentier State: Reforming Jordan's Water, Energy, ...
Following from this, this study illustrates that single countries are not single observations.
Rana Victor Tomaira, 2008
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The Arab State
Hazem Beblawi INTRODUCTION The concept of a rentier state has gained renewed interest with the advent of the oil era and the emergence of the new Arab oil- producing states. In a celebrated passage, Adam Smith distinguished between ...
Giacomo Luciani, 1990
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Extractive Economies and Conflicts in the Global South: ...
The 'State' versus 'Space' in Explanation of Rentier Politics In spite of the merits in the foregoing 'state-centric' explanations, there are indications from some recent studies and empirical developments that nascent metanarratives focused on ...
Dr Kenneth Omeje, 2013
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Are Rentier Monarchies a Viable Road to Development in the ...
An obvious example of this is the performance of the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). On the one hand, all of these oil monarchies enjoy a high GDP per capita (cf. figure 1).
Ansgar Baums, 2005
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Studies in the Economic History of the Middle East: from the ...
The. Patterns. and. Problems. of. Economic. Development. in. Rentier. States: the. Case. of. Iran. H. MAHDAVY TH E purpose of economic history is presumably analysis as well as collection of facts with a view to explaining certain uniformities  ...
M. A. Cook, 1970
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Modernization, Democracy, and Islam
THE CASE OF RENTIER STATES The rentier state paradigm was first proposed by Hossein Mahdavy in 19703 and was further developed by Hazem Beblawi and Giacomo Luciani.4 Over the past three decades, it has been used to explain  ...
SHIREEN HUNTER, HUMA MALICK, 2005
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Financialization and the World Economy
So, if the 1980s and 1990s were the decades of the rentier, in most countries the nonfinancial corporations did not have to foot the bill.10 In most cases, it was labor, most likely, that experienced declines in its income shares. Inflation adjusted ...
Gerald A. Epstein, 2005
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A History of Nigeria
The oil boom led to the development of a ''rentier state'' in Nigeria. Unlike most countries, where government revenue is generated within the country through taxes on citizens, service provision, or internal borrowing, in a ''rentier state'' the ...
Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RENTIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rentier is used in the context of the following news items.
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The changing nature of Americans' income
From a stable average of around 7 per cent of total personal income, the rentier's share fell below 4 per cent by the mid-1970s and stayed there until the early ... «FT Alphaville, Jun 15»
2
NEP 'proven success' in producing rentier culture
The NEP is “a proven success” in producing an exceptional rentier culture unparalleled in the modern era comprising religious bigots, corrupt officials and ... «Malaysiakini, Jun 15»
3
The Rentier and the Lumpen
In this piece, through a psychological approach, I want to look at the current class structure to understand the factors behind the popularisation of speculation ... «OpEdNews, May 15»
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Larry Summers Shifts To See Rentier Capitalism As Threat
After decades of promoting deregulation of the financial system that expanded the power of Wall Street, Summers now sees the dangers of rentier capitalism. «Firedoglake, Feb 15»
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A rentier nation's fading dreams of home
Because that is how it works: there can be no renter without a rentier. The idea that we can make a smooth transition from a society in which the homeowner is ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
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The age of rentier capitalism
This is the age of rentier capitalism; rich countries are becoming rentier economies. A rising share of global income is going to rent, rather than to wages or ... «Al Jazeera America, Sep 14»
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America's new wealthy have so little to offer society
One disturbing implication of Thomas Piketty's new book, Capital, is that the American economy is slipping into a form of “rentier” capitalism, in which passive ... «Quartz, May 14»
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Savers and monetary policy
In the FT today, Martin Wolf calls for a policy that will "wipe out rentiers with cheap money". Rentiers—defined as those who live off their savings or inherited ... «The Economist, May 14»
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Wipe out rentiers with cheap money
Keynes even had a phrase for it – the “euthanasia of the rentier”. In a world of ... Low interest rates are certainly unpopular, particularly with cautious rentiers. «Financial Times, May 14»
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Bolivia's rentier republic
The rentier foundations of the plurinational republic will one day cave in, upsetting Mr Morales's balancing act and prompting the return of mass protest. That day ... «The Economist, May 14»

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