rent1 verbrent2 nounrent3
rentrent1 /rent/ ●●● S2 W3 verb 
VERB TABLE
rent
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rent |
| he, she, it | rents | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rented |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rented |
| he, she, it | has rented | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rented |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rent |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rented |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am renting |
| he, she, it | is renting | |
| you, we, they | are renting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was renting |
| you, we, they | were renting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been renting |
| he, she, it | has been renting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been renting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be renting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been renting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Beck and his wife are renting while they look for a house to buy.
- Did you know you can rent a fax machine from the telephone company?
- Do you own your home or are you renting?
- He finally decided to rent a condo on the lake.
- I can't afford to rent an office in this part of town.
- Many young couples rent an apartment until they've saved enough money to buy a house.
- Should we rent a video tonight?
- Vicky put the house up for rent a month ago, but changed her mind the next day.
- We rented a couple of movies this weekend.
- When she got to Dallas she rented a Ford convertible from the Avis desk.
- You rented a tuxedo for two hundred dollars? Are you crazy?
- He rented a further acre of land and erected five kilns, a drying floor and engine house.
- Imagine tossing the keys to a 300-horsepower rented Corvette to a seventeen-year-old boy who likes race cars.
- Instead, many fell upon him and rent him.
- Later, they rented an apartment to other refugees in a building they own.
- Of the 4,190,000 households entitled to rent rebates only 2,930,000 received them.
THESAURUSto pay money to use something
to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc: · He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road.· They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.
British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time: · Why don't we hire a van for the day?· You can hire suits for weddings.
to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time: · They leased the offices from an American company.· The car is leased from BMW.
to allow somebody to use something for money to allow someone to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc in return for money: · She rents the flat out to students.
to allow someone to use a room, house, building etc in return for money: · Some people don't want to let rooms to foreigners.· They let the house out while they were on holiday.
to make a legal agreement which allows a person or company to use something that you own for a fixed period of time: · Santa Clara ' s Redevelopment Agency leased the existing city golf course to developers.
Longman Language Activatorto pay money so that you can borrow and use something to pay a particular amount of money regularly for the use of a house, office, telephone etc over a period of months or years: · Many young couples rent an apartment until they've saved enough money to buy a house.· I can't afford to rent an office in this part of town.· Do you own your home or are you renting?rent something from somebody/something: · Did you know you can rent a fax machine from the telephone company?for rent (=available to be rented): · Vicky put the house up for rent a month ago, but changed her mind the next day.
especially American hire British to pay money to a company to use a car, or a piece of equipment or clothing for a period of days or hours: · Should we rent a video tonight?· Let's hire a car for the weekend and go and visit Jenny and Steve.· You rented a tuxedo for two hundred dollars? Are you crazy?hire/rent something from somebody/something: · When she got to Dallas she rented a Ford convertible from the Avis desk.
to pay rent for the use of buildings, land, equipment, or a vehicle for a long time, especially for business purposes: · The Cider Press Company leases the machinery and buildings for $1000 a month.· It would work out cheaper overall to lease the computers for the project.lease something from somebody/something: · The building is actually owned by the government -- we're leasing it from them.
to pay money to a company for the use of one of their planes or ships: · A group of journalists chartered an airplane to fly them to Addis Ababa.· International Aid Agencies have chartered ships to transport supplies to the disaster area.
to lend houses, land, machines etc for money also rent American to allow someone to use a house, piece of land, vehicle etc that belongs to you, in exchange for money: · We rent cars by the hour, to save you money.· Some caterers will rent equipment and supplies for parties at a reasonable cost.rent something (out) to somebody: · I'm thinking of renting the upstairs rooms to students.· The field at the back of the house is rented out to a local farmer.rent somebody something: · We can rent you a luxury apartment for the duration of your stay.· I'm sorry, I've had an accident in the car you rented me this morning.rent (out) something (to somebody): · Mike raised some cash by renting out the two small workshops to local craftsmen.
to allow a company, organization etc to use buildings, land, or equipment for a fixed period of time, in exchange for money: lease something to somebody: · The company plans to sell or lease its remaining stores to other supermarkets.· The aircraft had been leased to a Nigerian airline.lease somebody something: · Internet start-ups are being helped by companies willing to lease them Web servers and space.
British /rent American to allow someone to use a room, house, or office in exchange for money: let/rent something to somebody: · We usually rent our house to someone over the long vacation.· 200,00 sq ft of land was let to a local firm. let/rent out something British: · We even had to rent out the garage to make ends meet.· The company owns about 170 cottages in Britain, which it lets out to tourists.let/rent something out: · Many residents hoped to rent their houses out during the Games.To LetBritish /For Rent American (=written on a sign to show that a room, house, or office is empty and can be rented): · Nellie's house had a 'To Let' sign in the window.
British to allow someone to use something such as a vehicle or clothes for a short period of time, in exchange for money: hire out something: · They were partners in a business which hired out photocopiers.· Do you hire out golf clubs here?hire something/it/them out: · Brooke bought a Rolls Royce and started hiring it out for special occasions.
WORD SETSabove the line, adjectiveabsorption rate, acceptance sampling, accountant, nounaccount balance, accounting, nounaccounting rate of return, accrued cost, accrued income, accumulation unit, acid ratio, actual price, A/D, adjustable peg, nounADR, nounadvancer, nounAER, aftermarket, nounAGI, aging schedule, agio, nounAICPA, allottee, nounallowable, adjectivealternative investment, amortizable, adjectiveannual earnings, annual income, annual value, annuity, nounappraiser, nounappropriate, verbappropriation, nounappropriation account, arb, nounas at, prepositionas of, prepositionasset, nounasset backing, asset shuffling, nounasset stripping, nounasset-stripping, verbasset turnover, asset value per share, Association for Payment Clearing Services, nounassured value, at best, adverbat call, adverbaudit, verbauditor, nounauditor's report, auto-financing, adjectiveaverage stock, backdate, verbbackup withholding, nounbackwardation, nounbad debt recovery, bail-out, nounbalanced fund, balance sheet, nounBaltic Exchange, nounbankroll, nounbase rate, nounbasis point, bed-and-breakfasting, nounbellwether, nounbelow the line, adjectivebeneficial owner, best efforts, adjectivebeta coefficient, nounbid and asked, adjectivebill rate, Black Friday, nounBlack Thursday, nounBlack Tuesday, nounBlack Wednesday, nounblank transfer, bond, nounbond fund, bond premium, bookbuilding, nounbook debt, book entry, book-keeper, nounbook-keeping, nounbottom fisher, nounbought deal, bourse, nounbreakeven, nounbreak-up value, buildings and contents insurance, buoy, verbbuoyancy, nounbuoyant, adjectivebusiness angel, nounbusiness entity, business manager, buyback, nounbuy-in, nounbuying power, buying price, buy limit order, buy order, buyout, nouncabinet bid, callable, adjectivecallable fixture, nouncap and collar, nouncapital appreciation, capital asset pricing model, capital charge, capital dilution, nouncapital equipment, capital flow, nouncapital gain, capital invested, nouncapitalization of reserves, nouncapitalize, verbcapitalized, adjectivecapital movement, nouncapital outlay, capital rationing, nouncapital stock, capital sum, capital surplus, capital transfer, capital value, CAR, carried down, adjectivecarried forward, adjectivecarried over, adjectivecarryback, nouncarryforward, nouncarrying charge, carry-over, nouncash account, cash at bank, nouncash basis, nouncashbook, nouncash column, cash equivalent, cash flow, nouncashless, adjectivecash management, cash price, CBOT, c/d, certificate of deposit, nouncertificate of occupancy, nouncertified public accountant, nounCFO, chain of title, nounChapter 7, nounChartered Financial Consultant, nounchartist, nounchattels real, nounChicago Board Options Exchange, nounChicago Mercantile Exchange, nounChinese wall, nounchurning, nounCISCO, nounclawback, nounclean opinion, nounclearer, nounclearing agent, nounclosed-end, adjectiveclosely held, adjectiveCMA, CME, COGS, collection ratio, Comex, nouncomfort letter, commercial agent, common ownership, company doctor, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncomparables, nouncomparable-store sales, compensate, verbcompensating error, completion date, compound, verbcompound annual rate of return, nouncompound interest, nouncomptroller, nounComptroller and Auditor General, nounComptroller General, nounComptroller of the Currency, nouncompulsory purchase order, concert party, nounconsistency concept, nounconsolidated accounts, consolidator, nounConsols, nouncontango, nouncontinuous inventory, contra account, contra-asset account, contract note, controller, nouncontrol period, conversion premium, cooling-off period, nounco-operative society, corporate investment, cost, verbcost of goods sold, nouncounting-house, nouncoupon sheet, nounCPA, nounCPI, cramdown, nouncredit, nouncredit, verbcredit card payment, credit facility, creditor turnover rate, nouncredit quality, credit repair, credit standing, credit status, creeping control, CREST, nouncurrency pair, nouncurrency peg, nounDaily Official List, nounday book, nounday order, dead cat bounce, death futures, debt capital, debt ratio, decliner, noundeed of conveyance, noundeferred credits, noundeferred income, deferred share, degearing, noundeleverage, noundelinquent tax certificate, delivery date, demand note, dematerialize, verbdemonetize, verbdemutualize, verbdenominated, adjectivedeposit certificate, depository institution, deposit protection fund, noundepreciable life, depreciation account, deprival value, derivative lease, direct exchange, direct investment, direct labour, directors register, discount brokerage, discount loan, discretionary account, discretionary order, discretionary spending, diversifieds, noundivestment, nounDJIA, dollar-cost averaging, noundollars-and-cents, adjectivedomestic investment, double declining balance, double-witching, noundown payment, noundowntick, nounDPS, drawdown, noundrawing account, dual capacity, noundual listing, due, adjectivedue diligence, earn, verbEasdaq, nouneconomic, adjectiveeffective rate, emissions unit, encash, verbequity, nounequity investment, ERM, nounerror of commission, nounerror of omission, nounerror of posting, nounerror of principle, nounethical investment, Euribor, nounEuro.NM, nounEuropean interbank offered rate, exceptionals, nounexchange arbitrage, exchange of contracts, nounex gratia, adjectiveexpense ratio, expiration date, face amount, factor cost, factoring, nounfailure, nounfair value, fand, nounFederal funds, fee absolute, nounfigure, nounfinal accounts, final distribution, finance charge, Financial Accounting Standards Board, nounfinancial investment, financials, nounfinancial services, financial supermarket, financial year, nounfinancier, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-quarter, adjectivefixed assets, nounfixed costs, nounfixed-income investment, fixed investment, fixtures and fittings, nounfloater, nounflood insurance, flowback, nounflow of funds, nounfocus list, foreign investment, freehold possession, free movement, nounfriends, nounfront-running, nounfull-year, adjectivefully-subscribed, adjectivefunder, nounfungible, adjectivefutures, nounfuture value, FY, G & A, gainer, noungilts, nounGinnie Mae, nounGLOBEX, nounGNMA, noungolden share, golds, noungood-faith money, government investment, greenshoe, noungross, adjectivegross income, gross investment, group accounts, grubstake, nounguaranty, nounhealth warning, nounhigh end, nounhigh flyer, nounhigh-yield, adjectiveHip, nounholding, nounholding company, nounholdout, nounhomeowner's insurance, home repair, household insurance, idle balance, imprest, nouninactive account, incentive fee, income and expenditure account, income share, incubator space, index-linked, adjectiveindirect exchange, industrials, nouninherit, verbinheritance, nouninjection, nounIN.SECTS, nouninstitutional investment, interest cover, International Monetary Fund, nounInternational Securities Exchange, nouninvest, verbinvestment, nouninvestment income, investor, nouninvestor resistance, issuance, nounissue flop, nounissuer, nounkerb market, key money, large-cap, nounlast in, first out, nounlast sale, leaseback, nounleasehold possession, ledger, nounledger clerk, legal investment, lending rate, nounletter of comfort, nounleverage, verblifecycle cost, LIFO, like-for-like, adjectiveliquidity, nounliquid ratio test, loading, nounloan-to-value ratio, London Clearing House, nounM & A, management charge, mandatory general offer, margin account, market order, material fact, nounmature, adjectivematurity, nounmid-cap, nounMMC, mortgage protection insurance, multiple (share) application, municipals, nounNational Market System, nounNational Savings Stock Register, nounNBV, net, adjectivenet, verbnet 10/eom, adverbnet 30, adverbnet annual value, net asset backing, net asset value, net book value, net income, net interest, net investment, net present value, net realizable value, nominal accounts, nominal price, nominal value, non-payment, nounnon-recurring, adjectivenote issuance facility, NPV, NTA, number-cruncher, nounOEIC, offer for sale, nounoff-market, adjectiveon demand, adverbopen interest, nounopen-market, adjectiveopen outcry, nounoperating income, option, nounoption premium, option pricing model, options contract, order-driven, adjectiveorigination, nounoutflow, nounoutturn, nounoutward investment, overallotment, nounoverborrow, verboverbought, adjectiveovercapitalized, adjectiveovergeared, adjectiveoverissue, nounoverlend, verboverseas investment, overtrade, verbowner-operator, nounP&L, packager, nounpaperchase, nounpar value, pass-through, nounpawn, verbpayables, nounpay and file, nounpaying agent, payout ratio, PDR, pension fund, nounpension plan, nounPE ratio, performance guarantee, permission to build, nounpersonal investment, petrodollars, nounPink Sheets, nounplanning application, plat book, pledgee, nounplot plan, pooling of interests, nounpork bellies, nounportfolio, nounpoundage, nounppd., prelease, verbpremium bond, nounpresale, nounprice-sensitive, adjectiveprimary share, prime-1, nounprime tenant, principal, nounprivate company, private income, nounprivate investment, privately-owned, adjectiveprivate placing, proceeds, nounprofit-taking, nounpro-forma, adjectivepro-forma invoice, prompt date, prompt note, property, nounproperty investment, pro rata, adjectiveprorate, verbpublic investment, publicly-held, adjectivepurchase journal, nounpurchases account, purse, nounp.w., quote-driven, adjectiveramping, nounrandom walk, nounratable, adjectiverateable value, rate of return, nounrating agency, real, adjectivereal accounts, real estate investment, realization concept, nounrebound, verbreceiver, nounreceivership, nounrecoup, verbrecuperate, verbred ink, nounredlining, nounrefunding, nounRegional Stock Exchange, nounregistered stock, REIT, nounremarket, verbREMIC, nounremit, verbremittance, nounrent, verbrental, nounrent-free, adjectiverepatriate, verbrepurchase agreement, research manager, reserve requirement, reserves, nounresidual value, resource, verbresults, nounretainer, nounretirement plan, nounreturn, verbreturn, nounrevenue, nounreverse share split, risk analysis, nounrisk profile, ROA, root of title, royalty payment, ruin, verbsale and repurchase agreement, sales account, sales budget, sales charge, sales returns account, salvage value, nounsame-store sales, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, nounsaving, nounSavings and Loan Association, nounSEATS, nounsecondary shares, second-tier share, securities house, security rating, self-dealing, nounself-liquidating, adjectiveSETS, nounsettlement date, settling day, nounshare application, share exchange offer, share manipulation, share split, shark repellent, nounshelf registration, Ship, nounshort-covering, nounshort-term gain, sinking fund, nounsiphon, verbsliding peg, nounsmall-cap, nounSOX, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivespeculative investment, squeeze, verbstk., stockbrokerage, nounstock count, nounstockholding, nounstock parking, nounstock valuation, stop order, straight line, adjectivestructural analysis, sublet, verbsubsidize, verbsubsidy, nounsubvention, nounsum of the digits, nounsundries account, super voting rights, sustainability index, swaption, nounsystematic risk, technical analysis, technical analyst, technical correction, technicals, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nounterm, nountippee, nountipper, nountip sheets, nountotal, verbtrading loss, trading profit, transfer, verbtransfer agent, transfer register, trigger point, triple-A, adjectivetriple-witching, nountrue and fair view, nountrust, nountrust company, trustee, nountrusteeship, nountrust fund, nounturnover ratio, undercapitalized, adjectiveundercharge, verbunderfunded, adjectiveunder-investment, noununderreport, verbundervalued, verbunderwriting power, unearned income, ungeared, adjectiveunitize, verbunit of account, noununsystematic risk, upfront fee, uptick, nounvault cash, vendor placing, Wall Street, war chest, nounweak, adjectiveworking capital, nounwrite-off, nounwritten-down value, yield spread, yield to call, nounyield to maturity, nounYTD, YTM, zaitech, nounZ-score, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
rented accommodation He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. The gallery charges an entrance fee. The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing. exorbitant rates of interest I waited all day for the gas man. She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent.
rented accommodation· Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. (also hire a bike British English)· You can rent bikes and explore the island’s cycle paths.
The gallery charges an entrance fee. The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing. exorbitant rates of interest· He returned to his rented flat in Cheltenham.
· Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.
· While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.
(=one owned by someone who rents it to people)· She shares a rented house with three other students.
I waited all day for the gas man. She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent. British English· Tenants face huge rent rises.
(=homes that people can rent)· We have lost 2 million homes from the rented sector.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· For example, you may be working abroad and renting out your home.· Just get some samples together, print up pretentious business cards, inflate values, rent out tent space and voila!· Party chairman Sir Norman Fowler is also said to be considering renting out part of the building in Westminster.· In addition to the City-organized leagues, there are also independent leagues that rent out the San Francisco fields for their use.· He didn't say anything to me about renting out his house.· Recently it had been rented out to a whole parcel of Negroes, who had left the state.· She ran a caravan site and rented out grazing and stables at the lowest rate in the neighbourhood - naturally!· Every available hotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, county gasoline pumps ran dry.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive, transitive] to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else: - If the momentum picks up, conventional politics could be torn asunder.
- In 1964, the Republican Party was torn asunder by the nomination of conservative Barry Goldwater.
- The veils are parting, the mists are rent asunder.
- This unity was to be rent asunder by changes in technology and by the impact of the Modern Movement in architecture.
- A former landlord said she was still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
- Dave Escott bought at the height of the boom, and any back rent will only add to his negative equity.
- He owes $ 10, 000 in back taxes.
- Homar sued for reinstatement of his job, back pay and money damages.
- I needed a release from the tax office showing that I owed no back taxes.
- Look, she said, he's left, bolted, owing three months' back rent.
- Next: What to do when you can not afford to pay back taxes.
- The Internal Revenue Service has been battling him for years for back taxes and penalties related to one venture.
Most students rent rooms in their second year. I’d rather have my own house than rent.rent something from somebody Some farmers rent their land from the council.2 (also rent out) [transitive] to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money SYN let British Englishrent something (out) to somebody She rents out two rooms to students.3[transitive] especially American English to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time SYN hire British English: Will you rent a car while you’re in Spain?THESAURUSto pay money to use somethingrent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc: · He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road.· They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time: · Why don't we hire a van for the day?· You can hire suits for weddings.lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time: · They leased the offices from an American company.· The car is leased from BMW.to allow somebody to use something for moneyrent/rent something out to allow someone to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc in return for money: · She rents the flat out to students.let/let something out to allow someone to use a room, house, building etc in return for money: · Some people don't want to let rooms to foreigners.· They let the house out while they were on holiday.lease/lease something out to make a legal agreement which allows a person or company to use something that you own for a fixed period of time: · Santa Clara ' s Redevelopment Agency leased the existing city golf course to developers.rent at/for something phrasal verb if a house rents at or for an amount of money, that is how much you must pay to use it: Houses here rent for at least $1,500 a week.rent1 verbrent2 nounrent3
rentrent2 ●●● S2 W3 noun WORD ORIGINrent2
Origin:
1-3 1100-1200 Old French rente, from Vulgar Latin rendita, from Latin reddere; ➔ RENDER4 1500-1600 rendEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
- Office rents are highest in the city centre.
- She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.
- The rent is $850 a month.
- At a staggering £385 a week rent.
- His regular commitments - rent, electricity, etc. - are £38.08 and 50p insurance.
- It also established the first Crofters Commission as a permanent body empowered to fix fair rents and administer crofting legislation.
- Many S corporation owners are rich people on paper but can barely pay the rent.
- Meyer said the shortage of apartments and continued pressure on rents would continue for the next three years.
- One resident was evicted after she withheld rent.
- The group will also recommend improved access to private rented accommodation through rent deposit schemes.
- When they could pay rent, they did.
THESAURUS
the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: · The cost of running a car is increasing.· the cost of raw materials
the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: · They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.· the price of a plane ticket to New York
the amount of money that something is worth: · A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: · Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.· bank charges
the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: · There is no entrance fee.· The membership fee is £125 a year.· legal fees
the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: · I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.· fare increases
the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: · The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.
a charge that is set according to a standard scale: · Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: · You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
Longman Language Activatorwhat you have to pay for something the amount of money you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time such as food and electricity: · We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.cost of: · The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.· Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.high/low cost: · The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.building/legal/transportation etc costs: · If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, or rent): · Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.cut costs (=reduce the cost of something): · IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more): · We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.running costs (=the amount of money that a business or organization regularly spends on things such as salaries, electricity, and rent): · £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
the amount of money you have to pay for something that is for sale, especially in a shop: · There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and its prices seem very reasonable.price of: · What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?high/low price: · Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price.house/food/oil etc prices: · House prices rose by around 12% in the south-east last year.charge a price: · They charge the same price for a takeaway as they do for eating in the restaurant.half price (=half the usual price): · I bought these jeans half price in a sale.reduce/cut prices: · Apple was forced to cut prices sharply, reducing its profit margin.increase/raise prices: · The Japanese have raised prices just $8 a vehicle on average.price rise (=increase in the price of something): · Experts say they expect price rises to be gradual but persistent.the asking price (=the price that someone wants for something they are selling): · The asking price for the 60-acre estate in Atlanta is $27 million.
the amount of money that you pay for a service, or for being allowed to use something: charge for: · There's no charge for telephoning the operator.bank/delivery/electricity etc charges: · If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge.admission charge (=the amount of money you must pay to go into a public place): · There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.at no extra charge (=without having to pay more): · Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge.additional charge (=an amount that is added to the usual price): · An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
the amount of money that you pay to someone for a professional service, or the amount that you pay in order to do something: fee of: · Some actors can ask a fee of around $1,000,000 a movie.charge a fee: · The doctor I saw charged a £100 fee for an initial consultation.school/legal/medical etc fees: · An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.entrance fee (=the amount of money you pay to go in somewhere): · The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.
the usual cost of a service or job: · We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.hourly/weekly/daily rate: · Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50the going rate (=the rate that people are willing to pay at the present time): · £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.fixed rate (=one that is always the same): · There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: · I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.coach/train/air etc fare: · How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?· A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.fare increases: · The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
money that you have to pay in order to drive over some bridges or roads: · You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.toll bridge/road/lane (=one that you have to pay to use): · In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
the amount of money that you pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: pay rent: · She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.high/low rent: · Office rents are highest in the city centre.put up the rent/raise the rent (=increase it): · If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
the amount of money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: · The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.car/television/video etc rental: · Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + rent rented accommodation He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. The gallery charges an entrance fee. The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing. exorbitant rates of interest I waited all day for the gas man. She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent.
· Rents in the city centre are very high.
· Our workers get low rents and other advantages.
(=extremely high)· Some landlords charge exorbitant rents.
· The rent is fixed for three years.
(=which people can easily pay)· The government plans to provide more homes at affordable rents.
· Our annual rent is just over $15000.
British English (=rent paid to the owner of the land that a house, office etc is built on)· There is an additional ground rent of £30 per month.
British English (=an extremely low rent)· The colonel let us have the cottage for a peppercorn rent.
(=rent you owe for an earlier period)· Mrs Carr said she is still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
(=it must be paid at a particular time)· The rent is due at the beginning of the week.
verbs· She couldn’t afford to pay the rent.
(also put up the rent British English)· The landlord wants to put up the rent.
(=fail to pay your rent on time)· You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.
· His job is to collect the rents from the tenants.
· The rent has gone up by over 50% in the last two years.
rent + NOUN· How can they justify such big rent increases?
British English (=money that you owe because you have not paid your rent)· The most common debts were rent arrears.
British English (=a book that shows the payments you have made in rent)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rented accommodation· Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. (also hire a bike British English)· You can rent bikes and explore the island’s cycle paths.
The gallery charges an entrance fee. The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing. exorbitant rates of interest· He returned to his rented flat in Cheltenham.
· Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.
· While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.
(=one owned by someone who rents it to people)· She shares a rented house with three other students.
I waited all day for the gas man. She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent. British English· Tenants face huge rent rises.
(=homes that people can rent)· We have lost 2 million homes from the rented sector.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Yields, expressed as a percentage, indicate the annual rent as a proportion of the property value.· Barneys signed leases under which it paid $ 25 million in annual rent for two years to Isetan.· At the date of this assignment, the annual rent payable under the lease was £9,800.· The land is rented to the village by Sir Ian MacDonald for the annual rent of one white rose.· Under the terms of their lease, they have to pay maintenance charges and annual ground rent to a landlord.· I do believe that in years gone by they paid the annual rent for Low Birk Hatt by spinning and knitting.· But the Council's annual rent of £8,000 was more than they could afford.· The new rateable values will be based on current annual rents.
· Look, she said, he's left, bolted, owing three months' back rent.· A former landlord said she was still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.· Dave Escott bought at the height of the boom, and any back rent will only add to his negative equity.
· It has built empty factories which it lets out free of rent for up to five years.· That new job will mean free rent but fewer food stamps, he said.
· We will not be paying these higher rents.· Others were living in places that made them ill or were paying high rents.· Now those landowners have become greedy and demand high rents - and we help to exploit the peasants by levying crippling taxes.· The four metropolitan areas with the highest rents were located in California: San Jose, $ 1, 330.· This means that they will have different tenancy rights and possibly higher rents.· How did mall stores battle back, saddled with higher rents, less floor space and lower volume than their competitors?· The protest focused on high rents and called for the resignation of township councillors.· Just how high rents will rise depends on location.
· The new offices have been obtained on advantageous terms, the refurbishment costs being offset against a significantly lower rent.· When this was combined with the lower rent it could also argue for, the finally agreed deal had quite an effect.· In exchange, homesteaders will pay a lower rent or be able to buy at a reduced price.· He has chosen a $ 790 per-month apartment on the eighth floor, the lowest rent in the San Fernando.· In fact all his empties could be let at low rents for perhaps three years.· Many have balanced their lives on low rents.· Jane had also done up and let the cottage at a low rent.· Under this system tenants paid low annual rents and a large entry fine at the beginning of their tenancy.
NOUN· Argue, take advice - whatever - but rent arrears are a certain route to eviction.· Now I've been informed that I have £200 rent arrears.· Council tenants' rent arrears have risen to over £450 million, the Audit Commission reveals.· In 1987 rent arrears and mortgage default accounted for 13 percent of homelessness.· Latest figures show rent arrears stand at £10.8m for former tenants and £7.9m for current tenants.· Except in the case of rent arrears, almost anyone can act as a private bailiff.· Council house rent arrears amounted to over £1m, though they are at long last being reduced.· The report anticipates increasing rent arrears.
· Although a temporary measure, it soon became apparent that rent control could not be abolished with the war's end.· Because of the rent control that had predominated since 1914, houses in Warsaw had become run down.· Clearly, only one of the aggrieved parties of rent control is the property owner who subsidizes renters.· Private rented accommodation has been increasingly freed of rent control, taking it beyond the reach of the young homeless.· In between New York and California, 33 states have preempted rent control.· The strict rent control, introduced in the war to protect private tenants, was partly lifted during the inter war period.· I am a property owner who has challenged rent control for many years.
· Amounts of ground rent, other rents and premiums must also be disclosed with the frequency of rent reviews.· The committee offered £300 plus £1 a year ground rent.· The terms were a payment of £325 and a ground rent of £1 a year.· Cash Flow: Club expenses include wages, transfer fees and ground rent.· There is also something called ground rent, which is attached to leasehold flats.
· Darlington council house rents will rise by £2.85 from April an average increase of 14 percent.· Council house rent levels have increasingly been influenced - if not determined - by central government order to reduce subsidies.· You with five kids and council house rent to pay?· Council house rent arrears amounted to over £1m, though they are at long last being reduced.
· The meeting came on the same day the latest casualty of the rent increases left his pub.· So naturally you were upset at the thought of a rent increase.· These statistics indicate that even slight rent increases would cause considerable hardship among housing association tenants.· I asked Grand Met how it justified the rent increases being imposed.
· Covers both the private and social rented sectors and considers rent levels, rent patterns, house prices and rates of return.· The council will have no control at all over rent levels.· Council house rent levels have increasingly been influenced - if not determined - by central government order to reduce subsidies.· Thus, tenants were singled out for protection regarding rent levels and security, but mere licensees were excluded from this.· Employees may find it difficult to gain information on rent levels which could apply to their own homes.
· There is no doubt that the old rating system was based on the nebulous concept of a fair market rent.· There is limited access to a Rent Assessment Committee, but it will set what it judges to be a market rent.· There will not be much margin for resource or market rents at the well-head or in the electricity system.· The landlord can let at an agreed market rent.· Many landlords are desperate to let their buildings and to make market rents look high.· This would entitle the tenant to have a new tenancy at the then prevailing market rent.
· It is believed he had fallen behind on rent payments for the four-bedroom house and had difficulties funding the children's education.· The landlord Les Helm could not afford the rent payments under the new lease as his rent had gone up sevenfold.· This clause should be amended to provide that the first rent payment will be due on the Rent Commencement Date.· Bailiffs stripped the Forester's Arms last year when Mr Helm could not keep up rent payments.
· Fortunately the ground comes cheap, leased from the patron Lord Camrose on a peppercorn rent.
· Normally you will have to pay this fixed amount, even if you get a full rent rebate.· Filled in a new rent rebate form.· The grants include scholarships and maintenance awards for students is well as rent rebates and allowances.
· A major change in the composition of the index is one of the gambles inherent in this form of rent review.· The effect on the final rent review would be even more drastic.· This reflects the second five year rent review for Head Office which took place in 1989 and became effective from August 1989.· The interrelationship of this clause with the rent review clause should be considered.· Commercially, such a rent review clause may work to the disadvantage of either party.· The tenant will, however, need to ensure that too wide a use will not have adverse consequences on rent review.
· Average rent rises of £2-£2.50 a week would result in an average rent of about £27.25.· The proposed rent rise was no bigger than those of other local district councils, he said.· Council tenants also face a 60% rent rise.
· But the rent strikes brought her out to the world with her small fists clenched in a white-knuckle fury.· She organised a rent strike and got her whole street rehoused.· There could be a rent strike, a rates strike, or both.
VERB· We couldn't afford to buy and rents are exorbitant.· They can not afford the extra rent and if they are driven away they will starve.· Many can afford the rents but find themselves excluded - often ostensibly because they have children.· Morgan must have done quite well out of his business, being able to afford the rent on the entire house.· She could afford to pay rent - for she had decided there was no way she was moving into Ivy Cottage.· Council Houses are a valuable asset for those who can not buy or afford private rents.· The landlord Les Helm could not afford the rent payments under the new lease as his rent had gone up sevenfold.· But he claims he could not afford the rent out of his £61-a-week benefit.
· Unless you charge a fortune in rent, it follows that rental yields tend to be lower on more expensive properties.· The Housing Act 1957 vested the management of local authority houses in the Corporation and gave it power to charge reasonable rents.· Said he didn't charge her much rent for her flat.· Halls normally charge a term's rent in advance.· Freedom to charge higher rents will reopen some doors but the court orders still necessary to remove tenants could block real advances.· Tenants will receive the money in a lump sum but will also be charged a low rent while repairs are carried out.
· Many of them do not even bother to collect rents.· In regulated industries such as trucking and airlines, workers collected some of the rents that accrued from regulation.· These councils do not collect their rents and have lost control of their rented housing stock.· We could just sit back and collect rents from an ever-decreasing number of tenants.· Council houses and flats are owned by the districts who maintain them and collect the rents.· He too had abandoned Mayo, leaving an agent to manage the estate and collect the rents.· When you invited me to stay here, I didn't realise you planned to collect the rent in kind.· A VAT-registered landlord may have a managing agent to collect standard-rated rents.
· An umpire was appointed to determine the rent of a mill.· If the parties wish to adduce evidence in support of their cases, the appropriate way of determining the rent is by arbitration.
· I got slung out of my flat when I couldn't pay the rent, and wound up in a hostel.· Others were living in places that made them ill or were paying high rents.· Either she pays her rent or she can buy a property and pay £500 a month mortgage.· He pays the rent by tending bar and working for a couple of unlicensed moving companies.· You must also have a rent book, if you pay rent weekly, as proof of your financial transactions.· I had not paid the rent for the second half of the month.· They still owed the grocer and Dad said he had had to pay another month's rent.· Relatives helped care for her children while she was in school, and they paid her rent.
· Improvements to rented property may raise rents to the detriment of the producers as opposed to the landowners.· Increasing demand allowed landowners to raise rents and grant leases on less advantageous terms.· Richmondshire council was raising its rents by £3 and Sedgefield borough council by £2.95.· The management at South Forks raised the rent in anticipation of downtown businesses relocating.· His Landlord, designing profit himself by it, by raising his rent or otherwise proposing to turn him out.
· He received manors and rents from the earl.· The trust spends £100,000 to buy land in the United Kingdom and receives rent of £1,000.· Until recently, any money you received in rent was counted as part of your taxable income.· The farmer receives a rent of £15,000 a year and is relieved of the need to do any work for it.
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1[countable, uncountable] the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else: - If the momentum picks up, conventional politics could be torn asunder.
- In 1964, the Republican Party was torn asunder by the nomination of conservative Barry Goldwater.
- The veils are parting, the mists are rent asunder.
- This unity was to be rent asunder by changes in technology and by the impact of the Modern Movement in architecture.
- A former landlord said she was still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
- Dave Escott bought at the height of the boom, and any back rent will only add to his negative equity.
- He owes $ 10, 000 in back taxes.
- Homar sued for reinstatement of his job, back pay and money damages.
- I needed a release from the tax office showing that I owed no back taxes.
- Look, she said, he's left, bolted, owing three months' back rent.
- Next: What to do when you can not afford to pay back taxes.
- The Internal Revenue Service has been battling him for years for back taxes and penalties related to one venture.
I pay the rent at the beginning of every month.rent of an annual rent of £8,000► see thesaurus at cost2[countable, uncountable] especially American English an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else: The rent was only $20 an hour.3 for rent available to be rented: Luxury villas for rent.4[countable] formal a large tear in something made of cloth: huge rents in the curtainsCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + renthigh· Rents in the city centre are very high.low· Our workers get low rents and other advantages.exorbitant (=extremely high)· Some landlords charge exorbitant rents.fixed· The rent is fixed for three years.affordable (=which people can easily pay)· The government plans to provide more homes at affordable rents.the annual/monthly/weekly rent· Our annual rent is just over $15000.ground rent British English (=rent paid to the owner of the land that a house, office etc is built on)· There is an additional ground rent of £30 per month.a peppercorn rent British English (=an extremely low rent)· The colonel let us have the cottage for a peppercorn rent.back rent (=rent you owe for an earlier period)· Mrs Carr said she is still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.the rent is due (=it must be paid at a particular time)· The rent is due at the beginning of the week.verbspay the rent· She couldn’t afford to pay the rent.increase/raise the rent (also put up the rent British English)· The landlord wants to put up the rent.fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (=fail to pay your rent on time)· You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.collect the rent· His job is to collect the rents from the tenants.the rent increases/goes up· The rent has gone up by over 50% in the last two years.rent + NOUNa rent increase· How can they justify such big rent increases?rent arrears British English (=money that you owe because you have not paid your rent)· The most common debts were rent arrears.a rent book British English (=a book that shows the payments you have made in rent)rent1 verbrent2 nounrent3
rentrent3 EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Every available hotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, county gasoline pumps ran dry.
- He rented a further acre of land and erected five kilns, a drying floor and engine house.
- I had to rent a driveway across the street.
- Imagine tossing the keys to a 300-horsepower rented Corvette to a seventeen-year-old boy who likes race cars.
- Instead, many fell upon him and rent him.
- It was something connected with three students who rented their house some years ago.
- Later, they rented an apartment to other refugees in a building they own.
- Of the 4,190,000 households entitled to rent rebates only 2,930,000 received them.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rented accommodation He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. The gallery charges an entrance fee. The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing. exorbitant rates of interest I waited all day for the gas man. She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent.
rented accommodation· Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. (also hire a bike British English)· You can rent bikes and explore the island’s cycle paths.
The gallery charges an entrance fee. The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing. exorbitant rates of interest· He returned to his rented flat in Cheltenham.
· Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.
· While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.
(=one owned by someone who rents it to people)· She shares a rented house with three other students.
I waited all day for the gas man. She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent. British English· Tenants face huge rent rises.
(=homes that people can rent)· We have lost 2 million homes from the rented sector.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Now it transpires he owns a portfolio of around eight properties that he either lives in or rents out.· Just get some samples together, print up pretentious business cards, inflate values, rent out tent space and voila!· He had a great love of music and when the rehearsal rooms were rented out would join the musicians.· Later she got a second loan, which she used to buy a rickshaw which she rents out to the villagers.· She ran a caravan site and rented out grazing and stables at the lowest rate in the neighbourhood - naturally!· In addition to the City-organized leagues, there are also independent leagues that rent out the San Francisco fields for their use.· Then taking in a lodger or renting out a room may be the answer.· Recently it had been rented out to a whole parcel of Negroes, who had left the state.
NOUN· He moved out of the hotel and into some serviced apartments that rented by the week and were slightly cheaper.· The rental market is so tight that applicants battle one another for apartments that often are rented in hours or days.· Do you know what studio apartments are renting for in this neighborhood?· Cleveland Street proposed all three-bedroom apartments, renting for $ 873.· Shomof's units are not lofts, but apartments and condominiums renting for $ 759 for a one-bedroom.· From there he goes to the apartment that White has rented for him.
· She'd flown to Bordeaux the previous day, and rented a car at the airport.· Twenty minutes after they had arrived, Bodnar turned up in his rented car.· McCready rented a car and drove past Hildesheim and Salzgitter to his destination in the forests outside Goslar.· Slopeside lodgings cost more, but often you are spared the expense of renting a car.· I rented a car and two buses for the funeral.· He felt like calling the airline immediately and flying nonstop to Shannon, then renting a car and driving to Sligo.· Traveling with a child would remove some suspicion, as would renting a car on arrival, and using two-way tickets.
· They had rented a cottage overlooking the sea on the East Hill at Hastings.· Hewlett rented a cottage behind their house in Palo Alto.· One Easter, we rented a cottage in Sandwick.· In the kitchen of our rented seaside cottage, something was moving.· I understand that you have rented the cottage, miss.· With Marjorie, she rented a tiny cottage at the edge of a dairy farm in Dorset, Vermont.· Today they have a 14-year-old son and rent a tiny white cottage in Delano.
· In 1952, the family rented an 800-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment that the elderly couple still call home.· Everything the family built was easily rented and money was plentiful.· Another 800 families rent apartments in the city at their own expense, spending on average about half of their military pay.· After a few days of traveling on the bus without the family car, they rented a pickup truck.· This bitter struggle was personified by the Soong family, for years rent by political differences and petty jealousies.
· By that time I'd heard my pimp was in custody, and I started renting a flat.· They bought small frame homes or rented flats.· It was too big for her to look after alone, and it would save him the expense of renting a flat.· I did the right thing, he told himself, renting that flat.· We could rent one of those flats they are proposing to build.· It cost money to rent a town centre flat and everyone was neurotic about burglars.
· She is planning to move into the house on Monday from the home she rented in Eldon Street, Darlington.· They bought small frame homes or rented flats.· Increasingly, Potton's customers will sell their homes and rent while their Potton home is being built.· The price is pegged at about $ 30 per month. Home is expected to rent the modems.· A more modest seven-bedroom, 6 and 1 / 2-bath home can be rented for $ 125, 000.· Howard and his sister lived there five years, enjoying the home, and have rented it for the past decade.· Some of the temporary Olympic landlords are moving in with relatives while their homes are rented.
· The second day he started looking for a house to rent.· Then the owner arrived and broke the news: The house had been rented a few days before.· Now the government's being called on to allow councils to buy repossessed houses and rent them out.Simon Garrett reports.· Know approximately how large a house you want to rent.· I am delighted with the house I am renting from him.· Most landlords comply, and let government inspectors roam through the bedrooms and bathrooms of the houses they rent out.· The scheme to buy up empty houses and rent them to homeless families will help to solve two problems.
· Foreigners would also be allowed to rent land.· Besides, in most vacation areas the locals learn to give a wide berth to tourists in their rented land yachts.· The 500,000 state farm workers would now be able to organize themselves as trading companies and rent the land as individuals.· We rented a plot of land and so I would have to take the meal out to my husband at mid-day.· More important was the status of loans raised to buy or rent land and erect a stadium.· Some leased part of their own tenements while renting additional land.
· It cost money to rent a town centre flat and everyone was neurotic about burglars.· To save money, Helen rented a Western-style, white gown with a matching veil.· Enterprising police departments in California are earning money by renting out motel rooms as weekend jails.
· You could rent office space and video equipment there.· See what the normal start-up costs are for renting and furnishing an office, a salesroom, or a studio.· Most City firms rent their office space from the big institutions that invest in commercial developments.· About two years ago, Afara said, Nancy called up and asked to rent a post office box.· It rented an office in Knightsbridge for a while and actually bought a house in Tunbridge Wells.
· They are suddenly faced with finding a place to rent and budgeting the cost of living.· I decided that Farmington was not a good place for renting.· And there might be places to rent, but I just couldn't afford them.· One of my last interviews took place in a rented hotel room filled with cheap, nondescript tables.· I found a place to rent and Nick came with me to look at it.· Remember the place you rented At the end of a muddy lane Somewhere near Muckamore?· Students not in residential places usually rent accommodation or take lodgings in the city.
· Even the cities were secured by the settlers: native people were confined to rented property in peripheral townships.· Taxes on rented and business property are a different story.· No one else rents the property, although our client does sometimes have guests to stay overnight during his weekend visits.· Property: Don't let yourself in for trouble Choosing the right agent is essential if you want to rent your property.· Estate agents openly refuse to rent property to foreigners and several bath houses have banned gaijin.· Make like you are prospective clients, looking to rent a secluded property to write a book or something.· The more people seeking to rent small properties reduces void periods, times when the property is empty.· There may be opportunities to rent out existing service property or surplus service property.
· For a few days, she had become a hermit, closeted in the small room which Sam had rented.· It may be a cabin in the woods or a motel room that you rent at the beach.· I left the woman's house as soon as I found work and a room to rent.· The two men stood in the room rented by the Stock and Exchange Board.· He had a great love of music and when the rehearsal rooms were rented out would join the musicians.· They have another room to rent.· From the tack room Umberto's snores rent the air.· Every available hotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, county gasoline pumps ran dry.
· You could rent office space and video equipment there.· Just get some samples together, print up pretentious business cards, inflate values, rent out tent space and voila!· Most City firms rent their office space from the big institutions that invest in commercial developments.· Everybody is having to rent space in this dangerous studio.· They will decide who will rent the space.· He rented a large space and hired several assistants.· Campers usually supply sleeping bags, food, drinks and other vehicles, which can be rented if additional space is required.· He sells his Turnstile Adsleeves to sports arenas, which rent the space to advertisers.
· So we had to rent a forklift truck from somewhere, then manhandle the saw into the workshop.· Pieces from the inside of the rented Ryder truck box.· After a few days of traveling on the bus without the family car, they rented a pickup truck.· So they rented a truck and drove through the countryside around the Cusiana prospect.
· Video those magic moving moments ... Capture those moving moments - for ever, when you rent a video camera from Radio Rentals.· Customers would go in and give their five-digit card number to rent videos.· You could rent office space and video equipment there.
VERB· Now the government's being called on to allow councils to buy repossessed houses and rent them out.Simon Garrett reports.· You can decide whether you wish to buy, lease or rent them.· But people do buy and rent in the valley, drawn by location, accessibility and affordability.· Should you buy or rent equipment?· On their end, customers will have to install network interface cards in their computers and buy or rent special cable modems.· More important was the status of loans raised to buy or rent land and erect a stadium.
· Quite apart from any other reason, if I charged you rent, it would give you security of tenure.· Your goal should be to charge enough rent to cover the mortgage payment, maintenance and other expenses.
· Premises and equipment are owned or rented by the person carrying on the business. 2.· If they did not own property, they rented rooms wherever they could find them.· It is also becoming polarized between those who own and those who rent their houses.· Will such organisations own information or merely rent it?· The Old Arab ought to know; he owned both dhows, rented them to Husayn and Shaaban.
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the past tense and past participle of rend- If the momentum picks up, conventional politics could be torn asunder.
- In 1964, the Republican Party was torn asunder by the nomination of conservative Barry Goldwater.
- The veils are parting, the mists are rent asunder.
- This unity was to be rent asunder by changes in technology and by the impact of the Modern Movement in architecture.
- A former landlord said she was still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
- Dave Escott bought at the height of the boom, and any back rent will only add to his negative equity.
- He owes $ 10, 000 in back taxes.
- Homar sued for reinstatement of his job, back pay and money damages.
- I needed a release from the tax office showing that I owed no back taxes.
- Look, she said, he's left, bolted, owing three months' back rent.
- Next: What to do when you can not afford to pay back taxes.
- The Internal Revenue Service has been battling him for years for back taxes and penalties related to one venture.