Definition of "rent"
- noun
A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.
An object for which rent is charged or paid.
A tear or rip in some surface.
A division or schism between two things.
- verb
To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
To grant occupation in return for rent.
To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.
To be leased or let for rent.
Simple past tense and past participle of rend.
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