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rent1

Syllabification: (rent)
Pronunciation: /rent/

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Definition of rent

noun

  • a tenant’s regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land.
  • 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 Spain (as adjective rented)a rented apartment
  • (of an owner) let someone use (something) in return for payment:he purchased a large tract of land and rented out most of it to local farmers
  • [no object] 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.

Origin:

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

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