landlord

Everyday

1. A landlord is a person or company that owns a house, flat or room and rents it to people for money. tree →
2. (UK, Ireland) A landlord is the man who runs a pub. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, families who rent pay rent to the landlord every week or month; the landlord should fix problems such as leaks. In maths, rent problems ask how much is paid in total: rent × number of months. In stories, a pub landlord serves drinks. Phrases: the landlord, pay the landlord, pub landlord.

Examples

• We pay our rent to the landlord every month. tree →
• The landlord came to fix the broken boiler. tree →
• If the rent is £800 a month, the landlord gets £9600 a year. tree →
• The pub landlord rang the bell for last orders. (UK) tree →
• Our landlord said we could keep a cat. tree →
• The landlord owns three flats on our street. tree →
• The landlord agreed to the bargain. tree →

Note

Countable noun. A woman can be called a landlady, though «landlord» is often used for anyone. The person who rents is a «tenant». In maths, a year has 12 months, so yearly rent = monthly rent × 12.