rent

Nouns

  • (n) a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
  • (n) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    • there was a rip in his pants
    • she had snags in her stockings
    rip, tear, snag, split,
  • (n) the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions economic rent,
  • (n) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
    • he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
    rip, split,

Verbs

  • (v) let for money
    • We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad
    lease,
  • (v) grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
    • I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners
    lease, let,
  • (v) engage for service under a term of contract
    • We took an apartment on a quiet street
    • Let's rent a car
    • Shall we take a guide in Rome?
    charter, hire, lease, engage, take,
  • (v) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services charter, hire, lease,

Synonyms

lease let rip tear snag split charter hire engage take economic rent

See also

hire out rent out farm out

Words of close approximity

rend Reno
Reb red ref REM rep RES ret rev Rex
read real ream reap rear rede redo reed reef reek reel Reid rein REIT rely rend Reno repp resh rest rete
rentable rent-a-car rental rental collection rental income rent collector rente renter rent-free rentier renting rent out rent-rebate rent-roll