| rent | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service. |
| ~ annuity in advance | an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods.; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (object) | 2. rent, rip, snag, split, tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" |
| ~ opening, gap | an open or empty space in or between things.; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
| n. (possession) | 3. economic rent, rent | the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions. |
| ~ proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, issue, return | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.; "the average return was about 5%" |
| n. (act) | 4. rent, rip, split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something.; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" |
| ~ tear | the act of tearing.; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" |
| v. (social) | 5. lease, rent | let for money.; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" |
| ~ contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
| v. (possession) | 6. lease, let, rent | grant use or occupation of under a term of contract.; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ sublease, sublet | lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person.; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" |
| v. (possession) | 7. charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take | engage for service under a term of contract.; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| v. (social) | 8. charter, hire, lease, rent | hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services. |
| ~ contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
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