rent meaning and definition

RENT noun

Definition of rent (noun)

1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
   • "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
   • synonyms: rip, snag, split, tear
3. the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
   • synonyms: economic rent
4. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
   • "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
   • synonyms: rip, split

RENT verb

Definition of rent (verb)

1. let for money
   • "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
   • synonyms: lease
2. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
   • "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
   • synonyms: lease, let
3. engage for service under a term of contract
   • "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
   • synonyms: charter, engage, hire, lease, take
4. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   • synonyms: charter, hire, lease