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Rent
01
the money that is regularly paid to use an apartment, room, etc. owned by another person
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
rents
Examples
She pays her rent on the first of each month to her landlord.
02
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
03
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
04
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
to rent
01
to let someone use one's property, car, etc. for a particular time in exchange for payment
Transitive: to rent one's property to sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
rent
3rd person singular
rents
Present participle
renting
Past simple
rented
Past participle
rented
Examples
She plans to rent her vacation home to tourists during the summer months.
02
to pay someone to use something such as a car, house, etc. for a period of time
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to rent someone's property
Examples
She decided to rent an apartment in the city while working there for a year.
03
to be available for temporary use or occupation at a set price
Intransitive: to rent for an amount of money
Examples
The apartment is available to rent for $1,200 a month.
04
to pay a fee in exchange for the temporary use of an item such as a car, tool, etc.
Transitive: to rent sth
Examples
She rented a car for the weekend to drive to the countryside.
Lexical Tree
rentable
rental
rent
