rent
/rɛnt/
noun
- A regular payment made to a landlord for the use of property or land.
- They couldn't afford the rent and had to move to a cheaper place.
- The rent for this apartment is $1,200 per month.
- I pay my rent on the first of every month.
- A torn or split place in a piece of cloth or material.
- There was a small rent in the sleeve of his shirt.
- The old flag had a rent from the wind.
- She sewed up the rent in the curtain.
verb
- To pay money to use a property, vehicle, or piece of equipment that belongs to someone else.
- They rent an apartment in the city center.
- We decided to rent a car for our road trip.
- You can rent a bike at the park entrance.
- To allow someone to use your property, vehicle, or equipment in exchange for payment.
- The company rents office space to small businesses.
- She rents out her house to tourists during the summer.
- He rents his boat to people who want to go fishing.
- Past tense and past participle of 'rend' (to tear or split apart).
- The explosion rent the building in two.
- She rent the letter into pieces in anger.
- The storm rent the sail from the mast.
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