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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
Over the past three months, two dozen city workers have expressed an interest in renting one of the nearly 200 empty units there.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The company said residents of host cities could earn an average of $3,000 by renting out their space during the event.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
The previous owners had been renting each of the 19 rooms for as low as $11 a night.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2026
Those officials could continue claiming a homestead exemption on their Florida property even while living abroad and renting the property to tenants — a benefit that can typically reduce a home’s taxable value by as much as $50,000.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
The company has pivoted from a mature software vendor into a major player in the AI boom, renting compute power to the largest AI developers like OpenAI.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The pair is forced to live in their pool house while renting out their house, and the tension only increases when Moon’s lover and TV husband dies and her TV son (Stevie’s crush) arrives for the funeral.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
In an interview with SFGate published earlier this week, Donovan says he's been renting out the four-bedroom, three-bathroom property, which is also his childhood home, for years — and he's never seen damage done to the house like this until now.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Kuper recommends renting or borrowing a pressure washer to give concrete a thorough cleaning.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The company said residents of host cities could earn an average of $3,000 by renting out their space during the event.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
The previous owners had been renting each of the 19 rooms for as low as $11 a night.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2026
Those officials could continue claiming a homestead exemption on their Florida property even while living abroad and renting the property to tenants — a benefit that can typically reduce a home’s taxable value by as much as $50,000.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
The company has pivoted from a mature software vendor into a major player in the AI boom, renting compute power to the largest AI developers like OpenAI.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The pair is forced to live in their pool house while renting out their house, and the tension only increases when Moon’s lover and TV husband dies and her TV son (Stevie’s crush) arrives for the funeral.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
In an interview with SFGate published earlier this week, Donovan says he's been renting out the four-bedroom, three-bathroom property, which is also his childhood home, for years — and he's never seen damage done to the house like this until now.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Kuper recommends renting or borrowing a pressure washer to give concrete a thorough cleaning.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renting
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Micron is leasing a large warehouse near the old Boise Factory Outlets mall and is partnering with some of the company’s suppliers and the College of Western Idaho to train technicians there to work on equipment.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
30 May 2026
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At some point, every farmer has to stop leasing land and start investing differently.—
Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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When Tracy was elevated from Triple-A to the big leagues Breslow didn’t rule out hiring a permanent manager midseason.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The airline has been hiring crew members from the defunct Spirit Airlines and expanding its pilot base at FLL.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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