Meaning of rent in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /rɛnt/

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  1. Verb

    rent

    Definitions

    1. let for money

    Examples

    • « We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad »
  2. 2. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

    Examples

    • « I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners »
  3. 3. engage for service under a term of contract

    Examples

    • « We took an apartment on a quiet street »
    • « Let's rent a car »
    • « Shall we take a guide in Rome? »
  4. 4. hold under a lease or rental agreement

    Examples

    • « of goods and services »

  5. Noun

    rent

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French rente, from a root shared by render

    Definitions

    1. a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property
  6. 2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

    Examples

    • « there was a rip in his pants »
    • « she had snags in her stockings »
  7. 3. the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
  8. 4. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

    Examples

    • « he gave the envelope a vigorous rip »