Definition of rent

The meaning of the word rent.

9 definitions of rent

- 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. rip -- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
synonyms: rip, snag, split, tear
 
3. economic rent -- the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
synonyms: economic rent
 
4. rent -- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
synonyms: rip, split
 
- verb
5. rent -- let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
synonyms: lease
 
6. lease -- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
synonyms: lease, let
 
7. lease -- 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?"
synonyms: lease, hire, charter, engage, take
 
8. rent -- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
synonyms: hire, charter, lease
 
9. rent, rents -- to obtain temporary use of in return for compensation
synonyms: rents, rented, rerent, renting, rentable, unrented
 
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