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rent

noun (1)
\ ˈrent How to pronounce rent (audio) \

Definition of rent

 (Entry 1 of 4)

1 : property (such as a house) rented or for rent
2a : a usually fixed periodical return made by a tenant or occupant of property to the owner for the possession and use thereof especially : an agreed sum paid at fixed intervals by a tenant to the landlord
b : the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof
3a : the portion of the income of an economy (as of a nation) attributable to land as a factor of production in addition to capital and labor
b : economic rent
for rent
: available for use or service in return for payment

rent

verb
rented; renting; rents

Definition of rent (Entry 2 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent
2 : to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent

intransitive verb

1 : to be for rent
2a : to obtain the possession and use of a place or article in exchange for rent
b : to allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rent

rent

Definition of rent (Entry 3 of 4)

past tense and past participle of rend

rent

noun

Definition of rent (Entry 4 of 4)

1 : an opening made by or as if by rending
2 : a split in a party or organized group : schism
3 : an act or instance of rending
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Other Words from rent

Verb

rentability \ ËŒren-​tÉ™-​ˈbi-​lÉ™-​tÄ“ How to pronounce rentability (audio) \ noun
rentable \ ˈren-​tÉ™-​bÉ™l How to pronounce rentable (audio) \ adjective

Synonyms for rent

Synonyms: Verb

lease, let [chiefly British]

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Verb

hire, let, lease, rent, charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. we hired a car for the summer decided to let the cottage to a young couple lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. the diplomat leased an apartment for a year rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. charter a bus to go to the game

Examples of rent in a Sentence

Verb

 We rented our friends' cottage for the month of August. Do you own or rent? We rented them the upstairs apartment in our house. The cottage rents for $400 a week.
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First Known Use of rent

Noun (1)

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for rent

Noun (1)

Middle English rente, from Anglo-French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine of *renditus, past participle of *rendere to yield — more at render

Noun

English dialect rent to rend, from Middle English, alteration of renden — more at rend

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More Definitions for rent

rent

verb

English Language Learners Definition of rent

: to pay money in return for being able to use (something that belongs to someone else)
: to allow someone to use (something) in return for payment
: to be available for use in return for payment : to be for rent

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rent

noun
\ ˈrent How to pronounce rent (audio) \

Kids Definition of rent

 (Entry 1 of 3)

: money paid for the use of another's property
for rent
: available for use at a price

rent

verb
rented; renting

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