rental
noun /ˈrentl/
  /ˈrentl/
- (also rent especially in North American English)[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the amount of money that you pay to use something for a particular period of time
- Telephone charges include line rental.
 
Synonyms raterate- charge
 - fee
 - rent
 - fine
 - fare
 - toll
 - rental
 
- rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for something:
- a low hourly rate of pay
 - interest rates
 
 - charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services:
- an admission charge
 
 - fee (rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization:
- legal fees
 - an annual membership fee
 
 - rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room. In American English, rent can be used to mean rental: The weekly rent on the car was over $300.
 - fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule:
- a parking fine
 
 - fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.
 - toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge.
 - rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use something for a particular period of time.
 
- (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for something
 - (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on something
 - at a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…
 - for a charge/fee
 - to pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental
 - to charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1- The phone bill gives a breakdown of the cost of the line rental and of calls.
 - the broadband package includes 6 months free line rental
 - The weekly rental on the car was over £200.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
 - monthly
 - weekly
 - …
 
- company
 - terms
 - charge
 - …
 
 - [uncountable] the act of renting something or an arrangement to rent something
- the world’s largest car rental company
 - (especially North American English) a rental car
 - a minimum rental period of three months
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1- a coupon for a free movie rental
 - The local rental market is booming.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
 - monthly
 - weekly
 - …
 
- company
 - terms
 - charge
 - …
 
 - [countable] (especially North American English) a house, car or piece of equipment that you can rent
- ‘Is this your own car?’ ‘No, it's a rental.’
 
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, or from Anglo-Latin rentale, from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.