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单词 rent
释义
rent
(rent )
Word forms: rents , renting , rented
1. verb A2
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 B1+
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]
Synonyms: let, lease, sublet, sublease  
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 A2
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.
Synonyms: hire, rental, lease, tariff  
4. 
Rent is the past tense and past participle of rend.
5.  See also ground rent, peppercorn rent
Phrasal verbs:
rent out rent [sense 2]
Collocations:
charge rent
Officials said that in some cases the properties would be leased and investors would be allowed to charge rent.
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And the pews were put there not because the sermons were wonderful, but because the churchwardens could charge rent for them.
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As this will be a significant benefit to them, it would seem reasonable to charge rent, which would also give you an income.
Times, Sunday Times
Instead, banks buy a property on behalf of the borrower and then charge rent and fees over a specified period, typically 25 years.
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If you choose to charge rent, you must respect her space, her right to visitors and all the other rights that come with having a lodger.
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double the rent
I don't earn much but have to pay almost double the rent my brothers do.
The Sun
In 1976, they combined with a group of artists, tired of fixing up illegal lofts only to have the landlord double the rent.
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He fought an energetic campaign to save it, but revealed last month that his landlord had more than doubled the rent, making it impossible for him to stay.
Times, Sunday Times
rent a building
The amount depends on the government's estimate of what it costs to rent the building.
Times, Sunday Times
In 1949 a public meeting was called to discuss proposals for a hall, one being to rent a building.
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Small ecclesias usually meet in members homes for worship services, whereas larger ecclesias usually own or rent a building to serve as a meeting hall.
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In 1880, the nuns decided to rent the building in order to maintain administrative offices in their communities.
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So attempts were made to rent the building out in sections.
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rent a room
She had meant to rent a room, make her own way, carve out a place.
McCorquodale, Robin DANSVILLE
The people she was renting a room from moved house and she came to live in our spare room.
The Sun (2014)
My family moved away but I stayed put and rented a room.
The Sun (2010)
`We'd have a hard time renting a room with bad vibes to it," Highsmith said.
Duncan, Robert L THE SERPENT'S MARK (2001)
rent a vehicle
Anew generation of app-based car hire companies claim to make the process of renting a vehicle as easy as possible.
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The charity said that overcharging would continue for as long as contractors, police and financiers prey on drivers, who rent their vehicles and receive only a fraction of their takings.
Times, Sunday Times
Figures show an increase in motorists shunning traditional car ownership in favour of renting a vehicle on a month-by-month basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Officers will need to find out who rented the vehicle.
canada.com
It allows its members to rent the vehicles by the hour, using their smartphone.
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rent a video
Why not go out and rent the video instead?
Times, Sunday Times
Those under the age of a certificate could not buy or rent a video with that certificate.
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In 2006, she was punched while waiting for her son to rent a video.
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Disappointed by this fact, he decides to rent a video from a mysterious video store that appeared in front of him on his way home.
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He charged $50 for an annual membership and $100 for a lifetime membership, which provided the opportunity to rent the videos for $10 a day.
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rent a villa
I'd spend up to 1,800 to rent a villa for a week plus f lights.
Times, Sunday Times
Why rent a villa near a stage when you can nab one close to three?
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Good hotels are thin on the ground in these parts, so rent a villa with a pool.
Times, Sunday Times
Don't stay in a big resort hotel — instead, rent a villa or opt for a little family-run place.
Times, Sunday Times
There's something for everyone - from young clubbers who want constant parties to families who rent a villa with friends and might want an occasional big night out.
The Sun
rent a warehouse
Distributors rent a warehouse and obtain licenses and distribution rights, then import large quantities of poorly made goods.
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The gang rent a warehouse to prepare.
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A year later it had become too big to run from home but it was too small to justify renting a warehouse with all the costs that would entail.
Times, Sunday Times
The building landlord alleges that the agreed upon terms of renting the warehouse were for office use only.
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rent increase
The centre demanded a rent increase from 65,000 a year to 1 million.
Times, Sunday Times
If they resisted, they risked a rent increase.
Times, Sunday Times
That expression was wide enough to cover arrears of rent, even where a rent increase had not been notified to the council.
Times, Sunday Times
These have to be followed to the letter before a rent increase can be applied.
Times, Sunday Times
This prompted the couple to write to their landlord directly to negotiate a new bathroom floor and a new oven as a trade-off for the rent increase.
Times, Sunday Times
rented flat
My parents lived all their lives in an unmodernised rented flat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has debts of 20,000 and an eviction notice on his rented flat.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It turned out to be caused by a faulty washing machine in the rented flat upstairs.
The Sun (2016)
The local council can decide whether they get a chauffeured limousine or an Oyster card, a rented flat or a sumptuous town house.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They're also a cheap way to bring colour and warmth to the magnolia walls and hard floors of a dull, rented flat.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
tenant rent
There are growing fears of retail tenant rent defaults.
Times, Sunday Times
That applies to regular income from a tenant renting a room, or occasional income from short-term lets.
Times, Sunday Times
The plan floats the idea of a 'right-tobuy shared equity scheme' for private tenants renting from large-scale landlords.
Times, Sunday Times
My typical tenant rents a property for several years.
Times, Sunday Times
If your tenants rent out a room through an internet site without permission, you can probably end their tenancy.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 租金, 租借
Japanese: 賃貸料, 賃貸する
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