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landlady

/ˈlændˌleɪ.di/

Meanings
noun
A female landlord.

Examples :

"The landlady raised the rent for her apartment building. "
property job business person

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landlord noun

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/

A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

"My landlord raised the rent for my apartment next month. "

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apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

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building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

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rent noun

/ɹɛnt/

A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.

"The rent for the apartment is due on the first of the month. "

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female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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raised verb

/ɹeɪzd/

(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."