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[1] 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.
[2] a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.
[3] Economics . 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.
[4] profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.
[5] Obsolete . revenue or income.
[6] to grant the possession and enjoyment of (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent from the tenant or lessee. (often followed by out ).
[7] to take and hold (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent to the landlord or owner.
[8] to be leased or let for rent: This apartment rents cheaply.
[9] to lease or let property.
[10] to take possession of and use property by paying rent: She rents from a friend.
[11] for rent , available to be rented, as a home or store: an apartment for rent.
[12] an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
[13] a breach of relations or union between individuals or groups; schism.
[14] simple past tense and past participle of rend.
[15] to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
[16] to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation.
[17] to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.).
[18] to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc.
[19] to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise.
[20] to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings.
[21] to split or tear something.
[22] to become torn or split.
[23] a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord or owner for the occupation or use of land, buildings, or by a user for the use of other property, such as a telephone
[24] economics that portion of the national income accruing to owners of land and real property the return derived from the cultivation of land in excess of production costs See economic rent
[25] for rent mainly US and Canadian available for use and occupation subject to the payment of rent
[26] (tr) to grant (a person) the right to use one's property in return for periodic payments
[27] (tr) to occupy or use (property) in return for periodic payments
[28] (intr often foll by at ) to be let or rented (for a specified rental)
[29] a slit or opening made by tearing or rending; tear
[30] a breach or division, as in relations
[31] the past tense and past participle of rend
[32] to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip
[33] (tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief
[34] (tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone
[35] (tr) to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc)

Words related to Rent

tariff, rental, payment, lease, hire, borrow, charter, sublet, discord, rip, slit, perforation, fissure, schism, gash, slash, crack, breach, division, flaw

Words nearby Rent

renovascular hypertension, renovate, renown, renowned, rensselaerite, rent, rent boy, rent control, rent party, rent seck, rent strike

Origin of Rent

dbefore 950; Middle English renden, Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda

Other words from Rent

rent·a·bil·i·ty , noun
rent·a·ble , adjective
un·rent·a·ble , adjective
rend·i·ble , adjective

Word origin for Rent

dOld English rendan ; related to Old Frisian renda

Synonyms for Rent

lease, payment, rental, tariff, hire