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as in leasing
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 hiring
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 renting
The evening of March 11, 1982, the woman who had plans to move answered a phone call from a man who was interested in renting the room and gave him a general description of where the home was located, prosecutors said.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
For Carpet and Upholstery Gone are the days of having to call a professional or renting a machine to remove ink or lipstick stains from your carpet.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Bae first began renting cable time to air Korean-language news segments, and then eventually produced his own local Korean-language news programming in Chicago, leasing access by the hour on stations like Weigel Broadcasting’s low-power Channel 23.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Purchasing tennis rackets, high-quality athletic sneakers, and renting courts also make tennis pricey as compared to other sports, Brown said.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The result is that for the first time in decades, renting is far cheaper than owning.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While 41 percent of respondents saw renting as a stepping stone to homeownership, 59 percent saw it as a long-term choice.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Real estate may be the basis of all wealth, but a growing number of millionaires are forsaking homeownership and renting their residences instead.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
For them, streaming from the cloud is as natural as renting videos from Blockbuster were to me and my friends.
—Taesik Yoon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
For Carpet and Upholstery Gone are the days of having to call a professional or renting a machine to remove ink or lipstick stains from your carpet.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Bae first began renting cable time to air Korean-language news segments, and then eventually produced his own local Korean-language news programming in Chicago, leasing access by the hour on stations like Weigel Broadcasting’s low-power Channel 23.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Purchasing tennis rackets, high-quality athletic sneakers, and renting courts also make tennis pricey as compared to other sports, Brown said.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The result is that for the first time in decades, renting is far cheaper than owning.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While 41 percent of respondents saw renting as a stepping stone to homeownership, 59 percent saw it as a long-term choice.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Real estate may be the basis of all wealth, but a growing number of millionaires are forsaking homeownership and renting their residences instead.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
For them, streaming from the cloud is as natural as renting videos from Blockbuster were to me and my friends.
—Taesik Yoon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renting
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In addition, some apartment complexes will examine a person’s credit history before leasing so a good credit score may be necessary when finding a place to live.—
Mary Luquette,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shares rose more than 6% after the aircraft leasing company reached a merger deal with Apollo, Brookfield, SMBC Aviation Capital and Sumitomo.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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This season could establish whether the Detroit Lions should have prioritized keeping Engstrand to replace Ben Johnson instead of hiring John Morton and letting Engstrand follow Aaron Glenn to the Jets.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Moving to a wage- or qualification-based system could dramatically alter hiring incentives.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renting. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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