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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rent•er (ren′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see rent1, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈrenter /ˈrɛntə/ n - a person who lets his property in return for rent, esp a landlord
- a person who rents property from another; tenant
- a distributor of films to cinemas for commercial showing
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rent1 /rɛnt/USA pronunciation n. - a payment made on a regular basis to the owner of land or other property, for the right to live in or use the property: [uncountable]How much do you pay in rent every month? He paid more rent than he had to.[countable]Rents are high.
v. - to pay money for the use of (real estate, machinery, etc.) to the landlord or owner:[~ + object]I rented a small apartment.
- to allow the possession and use of (real estate, machinery, etc.) in return for payment of rent: [~ + object]The lodge will rent skis for the day.[~ (+ out) + object + to + object]She rented (out) a small apartment to me.[~ + object (+ out) + to + object]The company will not rent cars (out) to anyone under 18 years old.[~ + object + object]She rented me the apartment.
Idioms- Idioms, for rent, available to be rented.
rent•er, n. [countable]rent2 /rɛnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an opening or large tear made by rending.
rent3 /rɛnt/USA pronunciation v. - pt. and pp. of rend.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rent1 (rent),USA pronunciation n. - a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.
- Business[Econ.]the excess of the produce or return yielded by a given piece of cultivated land over the cost of production;
the yield from a piece of land or real estate. - profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.
- [Obs.]revenue or income.
- for rent, available to be rented, as a home or store:an apartment for rent.
v.t. - to grant the possession and enjoyment of (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent from the tenant or lessee. (often fol. by out).
- to take and hold (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent to the landlord or owner.
v.i. - to be leased or let for rent:This apartment rents cheaply.
- to lease or let property.
- to take possession of and use property by paying rent:She rents from a friend.
- Old French renter, derivative of rente
- Vulgar Latin *rendita, feminine past participle of *rendere (see render1); (verb, verbal) Middle English renten
- Old French
- (noun, nominal) Middle English rente 1125–75
rent′a•bil′i•ty, n. rent′a•ble, adj. - 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lease, let. See hire.
rent2 (rent),USA pronunciation n. - an opening made by rending or tearing;
slit; fissure. - a breach of relations or union between individuals or groups;
schism. v. - pt. and pp. of rend.
- 1325–75 for verb, verbal sense; 1525–35 for def. 1; Middle English; see rend
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tear, split, rift, cleft, rip, rupture, fracture.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged division, separation.
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