Main Entry:

¹rent

Pronunciation:

\ˈrent\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English rente, from Anglo-French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine of *renditus, past participle of *rendere to yield — more at render

Date:

12th century

1: property (as a house) rented or for rent2 a: a usually fixed periodical return made by a tenant or occupant of property to the owner for the possession and use thereof ; especially : an agreed sum paid at fixed intervals by a tenant to the landlord b: the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof3 a: the portion of the income of an economy (as of a nation) attributable to land as a factor of production in addition to capital and labor b: economic rent

— for rent

: available for use or service in return for payment