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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 by out ).
- 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
- for rentavailable 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
- introften foll byat 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
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٲˈٲ, noun
- ˈԳٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Գa·i·ٲ noun
- Գa· adjective
- un·Գa· 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
Gibson said an increasing number of salons are opting to rent chairs out to self-employed staff, instead of employing stylists directly, to avoid paying tax.
A notable exception was Century City, which is experiencing tight occupancy and some of the highest rents in the West.
In general, economists say building more homes reduces upward pressure on home prices and rents, and new development also tends to boost tax revenue.
"Skipton's Track Record mortgage can offer as much as 100% lending for those that can demonstrate a track record of paying rent that exceeds the mortgage payment."
Cardiff is following in the footsteps of cities like Manchester and Liverpool and seeing a major growth in so-called build-to-rent accommodation, which are apartment blocks owned by investment companies that are only available to rent.
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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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