rental

noun

/ˈrentl/

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(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 rate
rate
- charge
- fee
- rent
- fine
- fare
- toll
- rental
These are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for something.
- 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.
rent or rental?In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items.Patterns
- (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 Examples
- 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.
Topics Houses and homesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- monthly
- weekly
- …
rental + noun
- company
- terms
- charge
- …
See full entry
[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
compare hire
Extra Examples
- a coupon for a free movie rental
- The local rental market is booming.
Topics Houses and homesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- monthly
- weekly
- …
rental + noun
- company
- terms
- charge
- …
See full entry
[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.’
Topics Houses and homesc1

Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, or from Anglo-Latin rentale, from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.

单词	rental
释义	rental noun /ˈrentl/ /ˈrentl/ jump to other results (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 These are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for something. 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. rent or rental?In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items.Patterns (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 Examples 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. Topics Houses and homesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective annual monthly weekly … rental + noun company terms charge … See full entry [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 compare hire Extra Examples a coupon for a free movie rental The local rental market is booming. Topics Houses and homesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective annual monthly weekly … rental + noun company terms charge … See full entry [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.’ Topics Houses and homesc1 Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, or from Anglo-Latin rentale, from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.
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