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| expense |
An expense is something you have to pay money for. Things like rent, heat, electricity, and food are typical expenses for adults. [1/2 definitions] |
| hire |
to have the use of in return for a payment of money; rent. [1/3 definitions] |
| interest |
If you borrow money from a bank, you have to pay the money back, but you also have to pay the bank some money on top of that. This extra money that you have to pay is called "interest." By charging interest, the bank makes money when they give people loans. Interest is a little like rent. If you rent a boat, you can use the boat, but you have to give the boat back, and you have to pay some money to use it. In banking, that money is called "interest." [1/7 definitions] |
| lease |
to make an agreement for the use of property for a certain period of time; rent. [1/3 definitions] |
| let |
to rent or lease. [1/4 definitions] |
| overhead |
the general expenses of a business. Money spent for heat, rent, electricity, or taxes is part of the overhead of running a business. [1/3 definitions] |
| project |
A housing project is a large group of apartment buildings or other homes that have been built with money from the government. The rent that people pay to live there is low compared with other places. [1/6 definitions] |
| rent1 |
to be offered for rent. [1/4 definitions] |
| rental |
an apartment or commercial property available for rent. |
| tear2 |
the result of tearing; rent. [1/7 definitions] |
| tenant |
A tenant is a person or group that pays money to live or work in a particular space that is owned by someone else. The money that tenants pay to the owner is called "rent." |
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