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- pronunciation:
- rent
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- for rent
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a periodic payment made by a tenant to an owner of property for the right to occupy or use that property.
- synonyms:
- rental
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related words: |
anchorage, charge |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
rents, renting, rented |
definition 1: |
to occupy or use (property) belonging to another in exchange for payment.
- synonyms:
- lease, let, tenant
- similar words:
- occupy, sublease
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definition 2: |
to grant use of (one's property) in exchange for payment.
- synonyms:
- lease, let
- similar words:
- hack, sublease, sublet
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related words: |
charter, hire |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to be offered for rent.
The smaller room rents for much less than the larger one.- synonyms:
- lease, let
- similar words:
- go
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definition 2: |
to occupy rented quarters.
- synonyms:
- lease, let, tenant
- similar words:
- room
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phrase: |
for rent |
derivations: |
rentable (adj.), rentability (n.) |
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