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Rent Meaning, Examples & Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：lease (from) (rent)

rent 🔊

/rɛnt/

To pay money to use something that belongs to someone else for a period of time.

Rent sign on apartment building with person looking at smartphone

lease (from) 🔊

➕

/liːs frʌm/

To pay a sum of money to the owner of a property or item for the right to use it for a specified period.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Derived from Latin 'reddita' (things to be returned) > Old French 'rente' > English 'rent'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think: 'RENT' is what you 'R'ender 'ENT'irely to the owner for using their property.

📖 Example

When looking for a new apartment, she found a nice one but decided not to rent it because the monthly cost was too high. 🔊 When looking for a new apartment, she found a nice one but decided not to rent it because the monthly cost was too high.

🔗 Collocations

rent an apartment – to pay to live in an apartment for a period of time

rent a car – to pay for temporary use of a vehicle

rent equipment – to pay to use tools or machinery for a limited time

🔄 Synonyms

lease (v.) – to grant or take possession of property under a lease contract

hire (v.) – to pay for the temporary use of something

charter (v.) – to hire a vehicle or boat for a specific period

🚫 Antonyms

buy (v.) – to acquire ownership by paying money

sell (v.) – to transfer ownership for money

own (v.) – to have legal possession

🌱 Derivatives

rental (n.) – the amount paid as rent

renter (n.) – a person who rents

renting (n./adj.) – the action of paying rent

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'rent' entered English via Anglo-French 'rente', meaning 'income' or 'yield'. In medieval times, it referred to annual payments for land use. The verb sense evolved by the 17th century.

Meaning 2：rent out (rent)

rent 🔊

/rɛnt/

To allow someone to use your property in exchange for money.

Landlord handing keys to tenant in empty room

rent out 🔊

➕

/rɛnt aʊt/

To allow someone to use your property or item in exchange for payment, typically on a regular basis.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Since he has a spare room in his house, he's thinking about whether to rent it out to a student for some extra income. 🔊 Since he has a spare room in his house, he's thinking about whether to rent it out to a student for some extra income.

🔗 Collocations

rent out a room – to allow someone to use a room in exchange for payment

rent out equipment – to let others use tools or machinery for a fee

rent out a property – to lease a building or land to a tenant for income

🔄 Synonyms

lease (v.) – to grant use of property under a lease

let (v.) – to allow someone to use a property in exchange for rent (chiefly British)

sublet (v.) – to rent out a property that you have rented from someone else

🚫 Antonyms

buy (v.) – to acquire property to own

own (v.) – to have legal possession without owing rent

occupy (v.) – to live in or use property as the owner or tenant without paying rent

🌱 Derivatives

rental (n.) – the amount paid as rent

renter (n.) – a person who rents

renting (n./adj.) – the action of paying rent