rent1

 
Pronunciation: /rɛnt/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a tenant’s regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land: I cannot even afford to pay the rent on this flat [count noun]: the rise in council house rents
  • a sum paid for the hire of equipment.

verb

[with object]
  • pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car): they rented a house together in Sussex (as adjective rented) a rented apartment
  • (of an owner) allow someone to use (something) in return for payment: he purchased a large tract of land and rented it out to local farmers
  • [no object] North American be let or hired out at a specified rate: skis or snowboards rent for $60-80 for six days

Phrases

for rent

available to be rented: I do have a room for rent

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French rente, from a root shared by render