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rent·al | \ ˈren-tᵊl 
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\Definition of rental
(Entry 1 of 2)
rental
adjectiveDefinition of rental (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : of or relating to rent
b : available for rent
2 : dealing in rental property
a rental agency
Examples of rental in a Sentence
Noun
thousands of dollars paid in rental
There are restrictions against rentals to people with pets.
The movie is available for rental.
Boat rentals are available on the island.
I had a rental while my car was being repaired.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Despite the small numbers of people using the public beaches Monday afternoon, the local condo and vacation rental business has made a strong comeback since Alabama governor Kay Ivey ordered the beaches reopen about a month ago.
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Christopher Harress | Charress@al.com, al, "Memorial Day beach crowds modest as rip tides and strong winds keep people away," 25 May 2020 Travelers have been using the short-term rental service to explore online experiences in the interim.
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, "Where are you dreaming of going post-coronavirus quarantine? Airbnb guests are craving far-away trips," 20 May 2020 Businesses set to open include hotels, motels, vacation rentals, marinas, RV parks, and timeshares, according to a statement from Monroe County.
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Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, "The Florida Keys Are Reopening to Tourists Starting June 1," 19 May 2020 Many resort places are once again allowing vacation rentals.
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The Washington Post, "Talk about Travel," 18 May 2020 Maven, the General Motors ride-sharing and long-term rental service that showed early promise four years ago but had cut back more recently, has shut down operations.
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Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, "GM's Car-Sharing Service, Maven, Shuts Down after Four Years," 22 Apr. 2020 The times were very different then: The company launched as a DVD rental service in 1997 and didn’t start streaming content until 2010.
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Adam Epstein, Quartz, "Disney’s streaming service is booming while its other businesses are on hold," 9 Apr. 2020 Another is clothing rental services, such as Rent the Runway Unlimited, which seem to be hitting the right notes on sustainability, a top priority with millennials.
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Parija Kavilanz, CNN, "Do you really need new clothes every month? Subscription box novelty has worn off," 12 Mar. 2020 Students have turned to online resources, like free PDFs, Scribd, Amazon and the textbook rental service Chegg.
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Zach Schermele, Teen Vogue, "Why Are Textbooks So Expensive?," 4 Mar. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective This is in response to Gov. John Carney’s removal of the emergency ban on short-term rental units.
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USA TODAY, "Disney World, SeaWorld, petrified forest, Wisconsin state fair: News from around our 50 states," 29 May 2020 Search volumes for San Francisco rental units declined 36% soon after shelter-in-place orders took effect, according to a report by listing site Zumper.
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Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg.com, "Young Join the Rich Fleeing America’s Big Cities for Suburbs," 28 May 2020 New York, more than almost any other city in America, is a city of renters: two-thirds of its households, or 5.4 million people, live in rental units.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, "“Can’t Pay May”: Making Rent in New York City During the Pandemic," 18 May 2020 Camden owns interests in and operates 164 properties containing 56,107 rental units across the United States.
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Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle, "Camden Property Trust posts higher earnings, CEO cuts bonus," 7 May 2020 Designed by Dallas architect GFF, the building will have 330 rental units and 6,000 square feet of retail.
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Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Construction starts on Oak Lawn retail and apartment project," 5 May 2020 In San Antonio, at least 130,200 of the city’s 257,300 rental units are on properties covered by the law, according to data analyzed by the San Antonio Apartment Association.
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Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, "More than half of S.A. families could be protected from eviction through end of August," 4 May 2020 New York, which has more housing units than any place in the United States, is a city of renters: There are nearly 2.2 million rental units in the city.
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Matthew Haag, New York Times, "#CancelRent Is New Rallying Cry for Tenants. Landlords Are Alarmed.," 1 May 2020 The landlord, who owns 12 rental units in Montclair, will be forgoing more than $50,000 in rent for the three months, ABC7 reported.
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Fox News, "New Jersey landlord waives 3 months of rent for tenants: 'It's just good business for us'," 17 Apr. 2020
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More Definitions for rental
rental
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of rental
: the amount of money paid or collected as rent
: the act of renting something
chiefly US : something that can be rented
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rental
nounrent·al | \ ˈren-tᵊl \
\Kids Definition of rental
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an amount paid or collected as rent
rental
adjectiveKids Definition of rental (Entry 2 of 2)
: relating to or available for rent
rental
nounrent·al
Legal Definition of rental
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : an amount paid or collected as rent
2 : something that is rented
3 : an act of renting
4 : a business that rents something
rental
adjectiveLegal Definition of rental (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : of or relating to rent
b : available for rent
rental property
2 : dealing in rental property
a rental agency
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