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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
These Buffs aren’t renting dangerously anymore.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
For visitors, that makes two wheels one of the most natural ways to explore, especially now tourists can be rewarded for renting a bike from multiple providers.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His second recommendation—renting instead of buying—challenges conventional wisdom about homeownership.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Staffers are to publicly report how many homeless individuals recently got housing and the number of people renting motel rooms through a county program, among other statistics.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
This increase in rental prices, Fairweather said, is likely to push some Americans toward considering buying over renting.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Kurek came to New York from Poland in the early aughts and met Gregory Pasternak, also a Polish immigrant, who had a business buying cheap, derelict buildings across North Brooklyn, fixing them up, renting them out, and then moving on.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 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
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
For visitors, that makes two wheels one of the most natural ways to explore, especially now tourists can be rewarded for renting a bike from multiple providers.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His second recommendation—renting instead of buying—challenges conventional wisdom about homeownership.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Staffers are to publicly report how many homeless individuals recently got housing and the number of people renting motel rooms through a county program, among other statistics.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
This increase in rental prices, Fairweather said, is likely to push some Americans toward considering buying over renting.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Kurek came to New York from Poland in the early aughts and met Gregory Pasternak, also a Polish immigrant, who had a business buying cheap, derelict buildings across North Brooklyn, fixing them up, renting them out, and then moving on.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 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
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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Following his arrest, Robinson initially spoke with some law enforcement but quickly went silent Friday morning after hiring a lawyer, sources familiar with the matter previously told CNN.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Executives and entrepreneurs have been for some time finding that other states offer better opportunities (but government managers in California have been hiring, which does more harm to the private sector more than good).—
Kerry Jackson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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