Main Entry:

²rent

Function:

verb

Date:

15th century

transitive verb

1: to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent2: to take and hold under an agreement to pay rentintransitive verb1: to be for rent2 a: to obtain the possession and use of a place or article in exchange for rent b: to allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rent

synonyms see hire

— rent·abil·i·ty \ˌren-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— rent·able \ˈren-tə-bəl\ adjective