homeowner

noun

home·own·er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər

: a person who owns a home

Most homeowners take a pretty relaxed approach to the back of the house, even if they spend more time there than they do out front.—

Deborah Baldwin

homeowners insurance

homeownership

ˈhōm-ˌō-nər-ˌship

noun

or home ownership

… unable to attain the upward mobility and financial stability that homeownership brought to previous American generations. —

Kirstin Downey

Examples of homeowner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The average annual premium for a Florida homeowner is $5,500 — about 140% higher than the average U.S. homeowner's insurance premium of $2,285, according to Bankrate. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024 About 18% of homeowners across the state — about 1 in 6 — are without it. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 In addition to private passenger car insurance, Geico also offers commercial auto insurance, boat insurance and RV insurance, as well as homeowners insurance and renters insurance. —

Liz Knueven, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024 Zoom in: About a quarter of Phoenix renters spent more than half their household income on housing last year, whereas about 10% of homeowners with a mortgage spent that much, per the latest American Community Survey. —

Jessica Boehm, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for homeowner

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