rent

rent1 [ rent ] noun ***

1. ) count or uncount an amount of money that you pay regularly for using a house, room, office, etc. that belongs to someone else:

After she'd paid her rent, Jakki had no money left for food.

an annual rent of $80,000

rent on/for: What's the rent on this house now?

a ) an amount of money that you pay for using a vehicle, a piece of equipment, etc

2. ) count LITERARY a hole made when you tear something

rent

rent 2 [ rent ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive to pay money regularly to use a house, room, office, etc. that belongs to someone else:

How long have you been renting this place?

We're looking to buy rather than rent.

a ) to pay money to use a vehicle, piece of equipment, etc. for a short time. British usually hire:

You can rent compact cars at competitive prices.

b ) intransitive to be available for use in exchange for a particular amount in rent:

rent at/for: We have mountain bikes that rent at $20 a day.

2. ) rent or rent out transitive to allow a house, room, office, etc. that you own to be used by someone who pays you regularly for using it:

All the rooms are rented out to students.

rent

rent 3

the past tense and past participle of rend