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rent

1

[ rent ]

noun

  1. a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
  2. a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.
  3. Economics. the excess of the produce or return yielded by a given piece of cultivated land over the cost of production; the yield from a piece of land or real estate.
  4. profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.
  5. Obsolete. revenue or income.


verb (used with object)

  1. to grant the possession and enjoyment of (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent from the tenant or lessee (often followed by out ).
  2. to take and hold (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent to the landlord or owner.

    Synonyms: ,

verb (used without object)

  1. to be leased or let for rent:

    This apartment rents cheaply.

  2. to lease or let property.
  3. to take possession of and use property by paying rent:

    She rents from a friend.

rent

2

[ rent ]

noun

  1. an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  2. a breach of relations or union between individuals or groups; schism.

    Synonyms: ,

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of rend.

rent

1

/ ɛԳ /

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
    1. that portion of the national income accruing to owners of land and real property
    2. the return derived from the cultivation of land in excess of production costs
  3. for rent
    available for use and occupation subject to the payment of rent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to grant (a person) the right to use one's property in return for periodic payments
  2. tr to occupy or use (property) in return for periodic payments
  3. introften foll byat to be let or rented (for a specified rental)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rent

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/ ɛԳ /

noun

  1. a slit or opening made by tearing or rending; tear
  2. a breach or division, as in relations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of rend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈԳٲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Գa·i·ٲ noun
  • Գa· adjective
  • un·Գa· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rent1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English noun rent(e), from Old French from unattested Vulgar Latin rendita, feminine past participle of unattested rendere; verb derivative of the noun; render 1

Origin of rent2

First recorded in 1325–75 for verb sense; 1525–35 rent 2fordef 1; Middle English; rend
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rent1

C12: from Old French rente revenue, from Vulgar Latin rendere (unattested) to yield; see render
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. for rent, available to be rented, as a home or store:

    an apartment for rent.

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Synonym Study

See hire.
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