rent

/ɹˈɛnt/

/ˈɹɛnt/

[noun] [verb]

Rent

[NOUN]

the money that is regularly paid to use an apartment, room, etc. owned by another person

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

synonyms : rip

snag

split

tear

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

synonyms : rip

split

the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

synonyms : economic rent

to rent

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

(of an owner) to let someone use a property, car, etc. for a particular time

synonyms : lease

let

to pay someone to use something such as a car, house, etc. for a period of time

synonyms : charter

lease

let for money

synonyms : lease

to pay someone in order to use something they own such as a car, house, etc. for a specific amount of money

synonyms : charter

Examples

1. The tenant pays rent at the end of each month.

2. My family rents a beach house every summer for vacation.

3. Rents have gone through the roof.

4. They rent their garage to a local band for practice.

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