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   rent

   /rɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land: "I cannot even afford to pay the rent on this flat"
   • ▪ a sum paid for the hire of equipment.

   verb

   • 1. pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car): "they rented a house together in Sussex" Similar hireleasecharteroccupy temporarilylive in temporarilytake
   • ▪ (of an owner) allow someone to use (something) in return for payment: "he purchased a large tract of land and rented it out to local farmers" Similar let (out)lease (out)hire (out)subletsublease
   • ▪ be let or hired out at a specified rate: "skis or snowboards rent for $60–80 for six days"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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