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rent
1[rent]
noun
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.
Economics.the excess of the produce or return yielded by a given piece of cultivated land over the cost of production; the yield from a piece of land or real estate.
profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.
Obsolete.revenue or income.
verb (used with object)
to grant the possession and enjoyment of (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent from the tenant or lessee (often followed byout ).
to take and hold (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent to the landlord or owner.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
to be leased or let for rent.
This apartment rents cheaply.
to lease or let property.
to take possession of and use property by paying rent.
She rents from a friend.
rent
1/ ɛԳ /
noun
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord or owner for the occupation or use of land, buildings, or by a user for the use of other property, such as a telephone
economics
that portion of the national income accruing to owners of land and real property
the return derived from the cultivation of land in excess of production costs
See economic rent
available for use and occupation subject to the payment of rent
verb
(tr) to grant (a person) the right to use one's property in return for periodic payments
(tr) to occupy or use (property) in return for periodic payments
to be let or rented (for a specified rental)
rent
2/ ɛԳ /
noun
a slit or opening made by tearing or rending; tear
a breach or division, as in relations
verb
the past tense and past participle of rend
Other Word Forms
- rentability noun
- rentable adjective
- unrentable adjective
- ˌԳٲˈٲ noun
- ˈԳٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rent1
Origin of rent2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rent1
Idioms and Phrases
for rent, available to be rented, as a home or store.
an apartment for rent.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Rent for social housing is more affordable than private rented accommodation and tenancies are more secure.
She thinks the owner wanted to earn more rent than the pensioner could pay.
He texted a troubling message to friends at a Minneapolis residence, where he had rented a room and would stay one or two nights a week, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Shared ownership schemes involve purchasing a share of a property and paying rent on the rest.
Ktown for All is sourcing donations through Venmo, with account information posted to Instagram, then discreetly distributing them to dozens of street vendors to cover 30 days of rent and bills.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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