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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