rent

rent¹ W3S2 [rent] v

1.) [I and T]

to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else

▪ Most students rent rooms in their second year.

▪ I'd rather have my own house than rent.

rent sth from sb

▪ Some farmers rent their land from the council.

2.) also rent out [T]

to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money

British Equivalent: letrent sth (out) to sb

▪ She rents out two rooms to students.

3.) [T] especially AmE to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time

British Equivalent: hire

▪ Will you rent a car while you're in Spain?

rent at/for [rent at/for sth] phr v

if a house rents at or for an amount of money, that is how much you must pay to use it

▪ Houses here rent for at least $2,500 a week.

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WORD CHOICE: rent, hire, lease

Rent is used to talk about paying to live in or use a building that is owned by someone else : We rented an apartment together.

In American English, you also rent a car or electrical equipment : The TV is rented.

In British English, you can use rent or hire , but it is more usual to say that you hire a car : You can hire a car at the airport.

Lease is used to talk about renting buildings, cars, or equipment over a long period of time, especially for business use : If you upgrade computers regularly, it may work out cheaper to lease them.

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rent ²

rent² n

[Sense: 1-3; Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: rente, from Vulgar Latin rendita, from Latin reddere; RENDER]

[Sense: 4; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: rend]

1.) [U and C]

the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else

▪ I pay the rent at the beginning of every month.

high/low/reasonable etc rent

▪ Shop rents are extremely high.

rent of

▪ an annual rent of £8,000

2.) [U and C] especially AmE an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else

▪ The rent was only $20 an hour.

3.) for rent

available to be rented

▪ Luxury villas for rent.

4.) formal

a large tear in something made of cloth

▪ huge rents in the curtains

rent ³

rent³ v

the past tense and past participle of ↑rend