rent

A2 Topic:Personal Finance

US /ˈɹɛnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1884

Meanings

1

noun
Money paid regularly to use a house, room, or property that belongs to someone else.

The rent is due at the start of each month.
2

verb
To pay money to use something, such as a house, car, or equipment, for a period of time.

I rented a house for the summer.
3

verb
To allow someone to use your property in return for regular payment.

We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad.
4

noun
A tear or split in cloth or another surface.

There was a large rent in the old tent.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 verb · to allow someone to use... lease

Word family

Forms rentedrentingrents

Derived forms antirentforerenthigh-rentliferentlow-rentoverrentquasi-rentquit-rentrack-rentrent-a-carrent-a-coprent-a-crowd

Related forms hire

Appears in

Phrases (4)

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rent a house
pay to live in a house owned by someone else

Verb + noun
rent a car
To pay for temporary use of a car from a rental company

Verb + noun
rent an apartment
pay to use an apartment belonging to someone else

Verb + noun
peppercorn rent
a very small rent charged mainly as a token payment

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

rent Middle English rente Old French rendita la-eme rendo la-lat reddo Latin

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Topics

Personal Finance Money & Finance

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# rent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛnt/
**Frequency rank:** 1884

## Meanings
1. Money paid regularly to use a house, room, or property that belongs to someone else.
2. To pay money to use something, such as a house, car, or equipment, for a period of time.
3. To allow someone to use your property in return for regular payment.
4. A tear or split in cloth or another surface.

## Examples
- The rent is due at the start of each month.
- I rented a house for the summer.
- We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad.
- There was a large rent in the old tent.

## Derived Forms
- antirent
- forerent
- high-rent
- liferent
- low-rent
- overrent
- quasi-rent
- quit-rent
- rack-rent
- rent-a-car
- rent-a-cop
- rent-a-crowd

## Related Forms
- hire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rent
- Root: rente
- Root: rendita
- Root: rendo
- Root: reddo

## Etymology
From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

## AI Etymology
Rent comes from Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere. Modern senses include money paid regularly to use a house, room, or property that belongs to someone else. and to pay money to use something, such as a house, car, or equipment, for a period of time.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirent, forerent, high-rent, liferent, low-rent, and overrent and related forms such as hire.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Money & Finance

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