Definitions for RENTrɛnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rent*rɛnt(n.)
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land or property.
a payment made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.
the yield on a piece of land, as the profit on produce over the cost of production.
Category: Business
profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.
(v.t.)to grant the possession and use of (property, machinery, etc.) in return for payment of rent (often fol. by out).
to take and hold (property, machinery, etc.) in return for payment of rent to the landlord or owner.
(v.i.)to be leased or let for rent.
to lease or let property.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to take possession of and use property by paying rent.
Idioms for rent:
for rent,available to be rented:
an apartment for rent.
Category: Idiom, Common Vocabulary
* Syn: See hire.
Origin of rent:
1125–75; rente < OF < VL *rendita, fem. ptp. of *rendere (see render1)
rent′er(n.)
rentrɛnt(n.)
an opening made by rending or tearing; fissure.
a breach of relations; schism.
Origin of rent:
1525–35; n. use of rent (obs. or dial.) to tear, ME, appar. alter. of renden rend , based on the ptp.
rentrɛnt(v.)
Ref: pt. and pp. of rend .
Princeton's WordNet
rent(noun)
a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
rip, rent, snag, split, tear(noun)
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
"there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
economic rent, rent(noun)
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
rent, rip, split(verb)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
"he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
rent, lease(verb)
let for money
"We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
lease, let, rent(verb)
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
"I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take(verb)
engage for service under a term of contract
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
rent, hire, charter, lease(verb)
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rent(noun)ɛnt
money you pay to use sth that sb else owns
I can't pay the rent on the house this month.
rent(verb)ɛnt
to pay money to use sth that sb else owns
They rented a car in Florida.; We'll rent until we can afford to buy a house.
rentɛnt
to allow sb to rent sth
We could rent the house out while we're away.
Webster Dictionary
Rent(u)
of Rend
Rent(verb)
to rant
Rent(u)
imp. & p. p. of Rend
Rent(noun)
an opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear
Rent(noun)
figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church
Rent(verb)
to tear. See Rend
Rent(noun)
income; revenue. See Catel
Rent(noun)
pay; reward; share; toll
Rent(noun)
a certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc
Rent(noun)
to grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it
Rent(noun)
to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant rents an estate of the owner
Rent(verb)
to be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year
Translations for RENT
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rent(noun)
an old word for a tear (in clothes etc).
- skeurAfrikaans
- خَرْق في الثَّوْبArabic
- дупкаBulgarian
- rasgãoPortuguese (BR)
- trhlinaCzech
- der RißGerman
- flængeDanish
- σκίσιμο (αρχ.)Greek
- rasgaduraSpanish
- rebendEstonian
- پارگیFarsi
- repeämäFinnish
- déchirureFrench
- לִקרוֹעַHebrew
- चीर, खंरोचHindi
- raspor, poderotinaCroatian
- szakadásHungarian
- merobekIndonesian
- rifaIcelandic
- strappoItalian
- 裂け目Japanese
- (옷 등의) 찢어진 곳Korean
- plyšys, properša, skylėLithuanian
- plīsums (apģērbā)Latvian
- air mataMalay
- scheurDutch
- rift, revneNorwegian
- dziuraPolish
- پارگیPersian
- درزPashto
- rasgãoPortuguese
- rupturăRomanian
- дыраRussian
- diera, trhlinaSlovak
- razporekSlovenian
- rascepSerbian
- spricka, revaSwedish
- รอยฉีกขาดThai
- yırtıkTurkish
- (舊語)衣服的裂縫Chinese (Trad.)
- дірка; розпіркаUkrainian
- شگافUrdu
- chỗ ráchVietnamese
- 衣服的开缝Chinese (Simp.)
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