Meanings
plural permarenters
- One who rents a house or other domicile indefinitely, without the ability or desire to buy one.
Permarenters and their delusion about high interest rates = affordable housing
2024 May 10, oabag, Blind, archived from the original on 22 Sep 20254 more examples
These are your future entrants to the housing market, not permarenters like HS dropouts without a clue will be.
2008 February 21, DWCAP, Piggington's Econo-Almanac, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2025The one I remember off the top of my head was some probable permarenter saying 300k 1 bedrooms in River North are INSANE and will never sell. Funny stuff.
2015 May 28, AnonIDGAF, Crib Chatter, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2025Yes, permarenter here, with one kid and another on the way. We optimised for quality of life: expensive rent in an overvalued area but no commute and a family-oriented neighborhood, possibly similar to your experience.
2020 May 26, ConcreteAndStone, r/simpleliving, Reddit, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2025THAT is the issue, not the twisted point you just said. Stick to discussions about renting because it's clear you know NOTHING as a LARPing permarenter.
2023 March 24, takutox, OzBargain, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2025
Origin
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permarenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permarenter
“permarenter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permarenter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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