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- pronunciation:
- rent
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Rent is money that people pay to live in a house or apartment that they don't own.
Now that Manuel's family owns a house, they don't pay rent anymore. |
| related words: |
charge |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rents, renting, rented |
| definition 1: |
When you rent something, you pay money to the owner of it in order to use it. If you rent an apartment, you pay money each month to the owner so you can live in it.
My family rented a cottage on the lake for our summer vacation.Greg's father rented a car for a week while his own car was getting fixed.Tracy doesn't own ice skates, but she can rent a pair at the ice rink.- similar words:
- occupy
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| definition 2: |
When someone owns something and lets somebody pay to use it, they are renting it to them.
My uncle lives on a lake and owns some small boats. He rents them to people who come on vacation. |
| derivations: |
rentable (adj.), rentability (n.) |
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