| VERB | social | rent, lease | let for money |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | rent, lease, let | grant / grant / grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | |
| possession | rent, lease, hire, charter, engage, take | engage for service under a term of contract | |
| social | rent, hire, charter, lease | hold under a lease or rental agreement | |
| NOUN | possession | rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
| object | rent, rip, snag, split, tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | |
| possession | rent, economic rent | the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions | |
| act | rent, rip, split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something |
| Sounds | reh'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | A payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service. | |
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| Narrower | ground rent | Payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land |
| peppercorn rent | Very low or nominal rent | |
| rack rent | An extortionate rent | |
| Broader | annuity in advance | An annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods |
| Spanish | alquiler, renta | |
| Catalan | lloguer | |
| Adjectives | rental | of or relating to rent |
| Verbs | rent | engage for service under a term of contract |
| rent | grant / grant / grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | |
| rent | hold under a lease or rental agreement | |
| rent | let for money | |
| Meaning | An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rip, snag, split, tear | |
| Broader | opening, gap | An open or empty space in or between things |
| Spanish | desgarrón, rasgadura, rasgón | |
| Catalan | esquinç, estrip | |
| Meaning | The return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | economic rent | |
| Broader | return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff | The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property |
| Spanish | plusvalía, renta diferencial | |
| Meaning | The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rip, split | |
| Broader | tear | The act of tearing / tearing |
| Spanish | abertura, hendidura, raja, rasgadura | |
| Catalan | esquinçada, estripada | |
| Meaning | Let for money. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" | |
| Synonym | lease | |
| Broader | contract, undertake | Enter into a contractual arrangement |
| Spanish | alquilar, arrendar | |
| Catalan | arrendar, llogar | |
| Nouns | rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
| renter | an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person | |
| renting | the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) | |
| Meaning | grant / grant / grant use or occupation of under a term of contract. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They rent cars to the tourists; They rent the tourists their cars | |
| Synonyms | lease, let | |
| Narrower | sublet, sublease | lease / lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| See also | rent out | grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee |
| Spanish | alquilar, arrendar | |
| Catalan | arrendar, llogar | |
| Nouns | rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
| renter | an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person | |
| Meaning | Engage for service under a term of contract. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "Let's rent a car" | |
| Synonyms | lease, hire, charter, engage, take | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | alquilar, arrendar, contratar | |
| Catalan | arrendar, llogar | |
| Nouns | rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
| rental | the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) | |
| renter | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else | |
| Meaning | hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | hire, charter, lease | |
| Broader | contract, undertake | Enter into a contractual arrangement |
| Spanish | alquilar, arrendar | |
| Catalan | arrendar, llogar | |
| Nouns | rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
| renter | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else | |
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