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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.

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   What is economic rent?

   • Also called economic rent. 1. To obtain occupancy or use of (another's property) in return for regular payments. 2. To grant temporary occupancy or use of (one's own property or a service) in return for regular payments: rents out TV sets. To be for rent: The cottage rents for $1,200 a month. Available for use or service in return for payment.

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   Is rent a verb or a noun?

   • Rent is both a verb and a noun for borrowing or leasing something. If you rent an apartment, you pay money to live there, and that money is also rent. You can rent many things, from skates at a roller rink to furniture for the home you rent. You don't own things you rent — you just use them temporarily.

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   What does rent mean?

   • The meaning of RENT is property (such as a house) rented or for rent. How to use rent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rent.

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   What is a rent payment?

   • 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. 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.

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   What does Rente mean in English?

   • Middle English rente, from Anglo-French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine of *renditus, past participle of *rendere to yield — more at render English dialect rent to rend, from Middle English, alteration of renden — more at rend 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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   What does rent out mean?

   • [VERB noun + to] Rent out means the same as rent. He rented out his house while he worked abroad. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He repaired the boat, and rented it out for $150. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Rent is the amount of money that you pay regularly to use a house, flat, or piece of land. She worked to pay the rent while I went to college.

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   To rent something is to pay money to use it, live in it, or borrow it. If you're not sure which musical instrument you'll stick with and enjoy playing, it's best to rent a few to try out before buying. Rent is both a verb and a noun for borrowing or leasing something.

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