Definition of rent
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: property (such as a house) rented or for rent
2a
: 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 thereof
3a
: 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
rent
verb
rented; renting; rents
Definition of rent (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent
2
: to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent
1
: to be for rent
2a
: 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
rent
Definition of rent (Entry 3 of 4)
past tense and past participle of rend
rent
nounDefinition of rent (Entry 4 of 4)
1
: an opening made by or as if by rending
2
: a split in a party or organized group : schism
3
: an act or instance of rending
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