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Meaning of rent in English
Pronunciation
/rɛnt/
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Verb
rent
Definitions
1.
let for money
Examples
« We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad »
2.
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
Examples
« I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners »
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.
hold under a lease or rental agreement
Examples
« of goods and services »
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
2.
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Examples
« there was a rip in his pants »
« she had snags in her stockings »
3.
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
4.
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Examples
« he gave the envelope a vigorous rip »