rented

past tense of rent
1
as in leased
to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

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as in hired
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

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Recent Examples of rented Most companies run those jobs on servers rented from AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 In addition to using it as an office and hosting family for long visits, Donnelly has also rented the ADU out for commercials and photo shoots. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Prior to her arrival, the film is confined largely to the claustrophobic rented California beach bungalow where Fielder and the documentary team spend time with Holmes, her husband, and their children. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026 Congress passed the law a year after a video store clerk provided a Washington City Paper reporter with a list of 146 movies rented by Bork, a federal appeals court judge at the time of his nomination by Republican President Ronald Reagan. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The 1980s law prohibited video stores from disclosing what their customers rented. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026 Wolf gathered up a group of friends, rented Airbnbs in Big Bear and Joshua Tree, and started drowning herself in Mud. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 Ariana Grande rented a penthouse here while filming the two Wicked movies at nearby Elstree Studios, and later named a song on her album after the area. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 Unlike Google's tensor processing units or Amazon's Inferentia and Trainium, Microsoft's accelerators can't be rented by the hour to other companies. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
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  • Like Airpark Plaza, the shopping plaza was fully leased when Publix acquired it.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Blacks in the South were routinely imprisoned on petty or trumped-up charges, then leased out to landowners, mining companies, railroads and factories as unpaid labor.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Determined to fortify his body for another long season, Reaves hired former Lakers head strength and conditioning coach Ed Streit to work with him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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