how to pronounce rentier

/ˈʁeːnˌtiːʁ/

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rentier is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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An example use of rentier in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… möglichkeit auf rentier gibt in vielen …”

meanings of rentier

noun:

Rentier (individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments).
Reindeer.

rentier frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rentier occurs in german on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.