rent
rent
(rent )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense rents , present participle renting , past tense, past participle rented
1. verb
If you rent something, you regularly pay its owner a sum of money in order to be able to have it and use it yourself.
She rents a house with three other girls. [VERB noun]
He left his hotel in a rented car. [VERB-ed]
2. verb
If you rent something to someone, you let them have it and use it in exchange for a sum of money which they pay you regularly.
She rented rooms to university students. [VERB noun + to]
Rent out means the same as rent.
He rented out his house while he worked abroad. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He repaired the boat, and rented it out for $150. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
3. variable noun
Rent is the amount of money that you pay regularly to use a house, flat, or piece of land.
She worked to pay the rent while I went to college.
Traders in Marble Arch are facing huge rent increases.
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5. See also ground rent, peppercorn rent
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