rent

A2
Pronunciation
/ɹɛnt/
/ɹɛnt/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.

2 Definition

A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.

3 Definition

A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.

Example Sentences
  • A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent.
4 Definition

An object for which rent is charged or paid.

5 Definition

Income; revenue.

6 Definition

A tear or rip in some surface.

7 Definition

A division or schism.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To occupy premises in exchange for rent.

Example Sentences
  • I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year.
2 Definition

To grant occupation in return for rent.

Example Sentences
  • We rented our house to our son's friend for a year.
3 Definition

To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.

4 Definition

To be leased or let for rent.

Example Sentences
  • The house rents for five hundred dollars a month.
5 Definition

To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst

Example Sentences
  • Lightning rends an oak.
6 Definition

To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.

7 Definition

To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.

Example Sentences
  • Relationships may rend if tempers flare.