Definition of Rent in English :

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Rent

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Noun

1. rent

a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

2. rent, rip, snag, split, tear

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

Example Sentences:
'there was a rip in his pants'
'she had snags in her stockings'

3. economic rent, rent

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

4. rent, rip, split

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

Example Sentences:
'he gave the envelope a vigorous rip'

Verb

5. lease, rent

let for money

Example Sentences:
'We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad'

6. lease, let, rent

grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

Example Sentences:
'I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners'

7. charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take

engage for service under a term of contract

Example Sentences:
'We took an apartment on a quiet street'
'Let's rent a car'
'Shall we take a guide in Rome?'

8. charter, hire, lease, rent

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rent

see synonyms of rent
noun
1. 
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord or owner for the occupation or use of land, buildings, or by a user for the use of other property, such as a telephone
2. economics
a. 
that portion of the national income accruing to owners of land and real property
b. 
the return derived from the cultivation of land in excess of production costs
c.  economic rent
3.  for rent
verb
4. (transitive)
to grant (a person) the right to use one's property in return for periodic payments
5. (transitive)
to occupy or use (property) in return for periodic payments
6. (intransitive; often foll by at)
to be let or rented (for a specified rental)
noun
1. 
a slit or opening made by tearing or rending; tear
2. 
a breach or division, as in relations
verb
3.  the past tense and past participle of rend

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Rent

see synonyms of rent
noun
1. 
a stated return or payment for the temporary possession or use of a house, land, or other property, made, usually at fixed intervals, by the tenant or user to the owner
2.  Obsolete
a. 
real estate or other property yielding an income
b. 
income; revenue
3.  Economics
a. 
income from the use of land
b. 
an additional amount paid or accruing to the owner of an economic resource, as a tract of land, that is the result of some special or unique attribute, as a desirable location
verb transitive
4. 
a. 
to get temporary possession and use of (a house, land, etc.) by paying rent
b. 
to get the temporary use of (a car, tool, furniture, etc.) by paying a fee
5. 
to give temporary possession and use of in return for the payment of rent or a fee; lease or let
often with out
verb intransitive
6.  US
to be leased or let for rent or a fee
7. 
to lease or let a place or thing
noun
1. 
a hole or gap made by rending or tearing, as a torn place in cloth, a fissure in the earth, etc.
2. 
a breach of relations, as between persons or in an organized group; schism
verb transitive, verb intransitive pt. & pp. of
rend

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Rent

see synonyms of rent
n.
1.
a. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
b. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
2. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.
3. The difference between the price paid for use of a resource whose supply is inelastic and the minimum price at which that resource would still be provided. Also called economic rent.
v. rent·ed, rent·ing, rents
v.tr.
1. To obtain occupancy or use of (another's property) in return for regular payments.
2. To grant temporary occupancy or use of (one's own property or a service) in return for regular payments: rents out TV sets.
v.intr.
To be for rent: The cottage rents for $1,200 a month.
v.
A past tense and a past participle of rend.
n.
1. An opening made by rending; a rip.
2. A breach of relations between persons or groups; a rift.

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