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Type Words
Synonyms lease, let
Type of give
Has types sublease, sublet
Derivation renter
Type Words
Synonyms lease
Type of undertake, contract
Derivation renting, renter


We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad.
Type Words
Synonyms rip, snag, split, tear
Type of gap, opening
Type Words
Synonyms economic rent
Type of issue, takings, take, return, proceeds, payoff, yield
Type Words
Synonyms charter, hire, lease
Type of undertake, contract
Derivation renter
Type Words
Synonyms charter, engage, hire, lease, take
Type of acquire, get
Derivation renter, rental


Let's rent a car.
Type Words
Synonyms rip, split
Type of tear
Type Words
Type of annuity in advance
Has types peppercorn rent, ground rent, rack rent
Derivation rental

Examples of rent

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To get a clean measure of rent only, it subtracts utility costs from some rents.
From the businessweek.com
Mayor Bloomberg criticized him for charging what he considered too much in rent.
From the online.wsj.com
The article also claims he's several months behind in the rent on his apartment.
From the kentucky.com
I want to be ready in case ownership decides to increase the rent in the future.
From the sfgate.com
They're now living in an RV on the property, but plan to rent a house in Yakima.
From the thenewstribune.com
They live in shelters or rent rooms, depend on meal sites and may self-medicate.
From the thenewstribune.com
If we reach an agreement, let's say three months'rent, can I rent it out sooner?
From the dailyherald.com
You will have great difficulty ever getting them to pay six months of back rent.
From the dailyherald.com
Cook and county officials said the nonprofit has made rent and utility payments.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • A payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
  • Let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
  • Lease: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
  • Rip: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
  • Economic rent: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
  • 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?"
  • Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is an album of music from the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent. It is produced by DreamWorks with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. ...
  • Economic rent is typically defined by economists as an excess distribution to any factor in a production process above the amount required to draw the factor into the process or to sustain the current use of the factor.
  • RENT: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is an album containing 28 tracks of music from the film Rent, an adaptation of the Broadway musical. The 2-disc soundtrack, containing 28 tracks, was produced by Rob Cavallo and released on September 27, 2005. ...