rent
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
rents
plural
rents
Britannica Dictionary definition of RENT
:
money that you pay in return for being able to use property and especially to live in an apartment, house, etc., that belongs to someone else
[noncount]
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How much do you pay in rent?
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Rent is due on the first of the month.
[count]
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Our landlord raised the rent.
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Rents near the college have risen.
for rent
chiefly US
:
available for use in return for payment
:
available to be rented
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houses for rent [=to let]
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bicycles/costumes/rooms for rent
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compare 4rent
2
rent
/ˈrɛnt/
verb
rents;
rented;
renting
2
rent
/ˈrɛnt/
verb
rents;
rented;
renting
Britannica Dictionary definition of RENT
1
:
to pay money in return for being able to use (something that belongs to someone else)
[+ object]
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We rented our friends' cottage for the month of August.
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(US) We rented tables and chairs for the wedding.
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(US) We rented [=(Brit) hired] a car at the airport.
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(US) Do you want to rent a movie/DVD/video tonight?
[no object]
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When they first moved to town, they rented. [=they lived in a house, apartment, etc., that was rented]
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Do you own or rent?
2
[+ object]
:
to allow someone to use (something) in return for payment
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They rented [=let] their cottage to friends.
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We rented them the upstairs apartment in our house.
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We rent (out) a room in our house to a college student.
3
[no object]
:
to be available for use in return for payment
:
to be for rent
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The cottage rents for $400 a week.
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rentable storage space
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The house is rentable in the winter.
— renter
noun, plural renters [count]-
Renters don't get the tax breaks that home owners get.
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The company is the largest car renter in the area.
4
rent
/ˈrɛnt/
noun
plural
rents
4
rent
/ˈrɛnt/
noun
plural
rents
Britannica Dictionary definition of RENT
[count]
formal + literary
:
a hole made by tearing something
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a rent in the fabric
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compare 1rent
