Rent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛnt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɛnt/.

Examples

there was a rip in his pants
she had snags in her stockings
he gave the envelope a vigorous rip

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split charter take economic rent snag pull let rip hire engage rend rive lease tear

Parts of Speech

noun	a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
noun	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart “there was a rip in his pants”
noun	the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
noun	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something “he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”
verb	let for money “We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad”
verb	grant use or occupation of under a term of contract “I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners”
verb	engage for service under a term of contract “We took an apartment on a quiet street”
verb	hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
verb	tear or be torn violently “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”

Word Forms

rental	adjective	of or relating to rent
rent	verb	hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
rip	verb	tear or be torn violently
split	verb	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
tear	verb	to separate or be separated by force
rent	noun	a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
renter	noun	an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person
renting	noun	the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
lease	noun	the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
lessee	noun	a tenant who holds a lease
letter	noun	owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
lessor	noun	someone who grants a lease
rental	noun	the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
charter	noun	a contract to hire or lease transportation
rip	noun	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mieten

eine Zahlung oder eine Reihe von Zahlungen, die der Mieter an einen Eigentümer für die Nutzung einer Immobilie, Einrichtung, Ausrüstung oder Dienstleistung leistet

🇫🇷French

louer

un paiement ou une série de paiements effectués par le locataire à un propriétaire pour l'utilisation d'un bien, d'une installation, d'un équipement ou d'un service

🇪🇸Spanish

alquilar

un pago o una serie de pagos realizados por el arrendatario a un propietario por el uso de alguna propiedad, instalación, equipo o servicio

🇮🇹Italian

affitto

un pagamento o una serie di pagamenti effettuati dal locatario a un proprietario per l'utilizzo di una proprietà, struttura, attrezzatura o servizio

🇳🇱Dutch

huur

een betaling of een reeks betalingen die door de lessee aan een eigenaar worden gedaan voor het gebruik van een eigendom, faciliteit, uitrusting of dienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

aluguel

um pagamento ou série de pagamentos feitos pelo locatário a um proprietário pelo uso de alguma propriedade, instalação, equipamento ou serviço

🇷🇺Russian

арендовать

платеж или серия платежей, производимых арендатором владельцу за использование некоторого имущества, объекта, оборудования или услуги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किराया

किसी संपत्ति, सुविधा, उपकरण या सेवा के उपयोग के लिए पट्टेदार द्वारा मालिक को किया गया भुगतान या भुगतान की श्रृंखला

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাড়া

কিছু সম্পত্তি, সুবিধা, সরঞ্জাম, বা পরিষেবা ব্যবহারের জন্য মালিককে ইজারাদার দ্বারা প্রদত্ত অর্থপ্রদান বা সিরিজের অর্থপ্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடகை

சில சொத்து, வசதி, உபகரணங்கள் அல்லது சேவையைப் பயன்படுத்துவதற்காக உரிமையாளருக்கு குத்தகைதாரர் செய்த பணம் அல்லது தொடர் கொடுப்பனவுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్దెకు

కొంత ఆస్తి, సదుపాయం, పరికరాలు లేదా సేవను ఉపయోగించడం కోసం యజమానికి అద్దెదారు చేసిన చెల్లింపు లేదా చెల్లింపుల శ్రేణి

🇮🇳Marathi

भाडे

काही मालमत्ता, सुविधा, उपकरणे किंवा सेवेच्या वापरासाठी भाडेकरूने मालकाला दिलेले पेमेंट किंवा पेमेंटची मालिका

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાડું

અમુક મિલકત, સુવિધા, સાધનસામગ્રી અથવા સેવાના ઉપયોગ માટે માલિકને પટેદાર દ્વારા ચૂકવણી અથવા શ્રેણીબદ્ધ ચૂકવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಡಿಗೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಆಸ್ತಿ, ಸೌಲಭ್ಯ, ಉಪಕರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇವೆಯ ಬಳಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಮಾಲೀಕರಿಗೆ ಬಾಡಿಗೆದಾರರು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾವತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪಾವತಿಗಳ ಸರಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാടകയ്ക്ക്

ചില വസ്തുവകകൾ, സൗകര്യങ്ങൾ, ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സേവനം എന്നിവയുടെ ഉപയോഗത്തിനായി വാടകക്കാരൻ ഉടമയ്ക്ക് നൽകിയ പേയ്‌മെൻ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പേയ്‌മെൻ്റുകളുടെ പരമ്പര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਰਾਇਆ

ਕੁਝ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ, ਸਹੂਲਤ, ਸਾਜ਼ੋ-ਸਾਮਾਨ, ਜਾਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਮਾਲਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਰਾਏਦਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਭੁਗਤਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੜੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرایہ

کچھ جائیداد، سہولت، سازوسامان، یا خدمت کے استعمال کے لیے کرایہ دار کی طرف سے مالک کو ادائیگی یا ادائیگیوں کا سلسلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

租

承租人为使用某些财产、设施、设备或服务而向业主支付的一笔或一系列付款

🇯🇵Japanese

家賃

何らかの不動産、施設、設備、またはサービスの使用のために賃借人が所有者に行う支払いまたは一連の支払い

🇰🇷Korean

임차료

일부 재산, 시설, 장비 또는 서비스 사용에 대해 임차인이 소유자에게 지불하는 지불금 또는 일련의 지불금

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuê

một khoản thanh toán hoặc một loạt các khoản thanh toán do bên thuê trả cho chủ sở hữu để sử dụng một số tài sản, cơ sở vật chất, thiết bị hoặc dịch vụ

🇹🇭Thai

เช่า

การชำระเงินหรือการชำระเงินหลายครั้งโดยผู้เช่าให้กับเจ้าของเพื่อใช้ทรัพย์สิน สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก อุปกรณ์ หรือบริการบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyewa

pembayaran atau serangkaian pembayaran yang dilakukan oleh penyewa kepada pemilik untuk penggunaan beberapa properti, fasilitas, peralatan, atau layanan

🇵🇭Filipino

upa

isang pagbabayad o serye ng mga pagbabayad na ginawa ng lessee sa isang may-ari para sa paggamit ng ilang ari-arian, pasilidad, kagamitan, o serbisyo

🇲🇾Malay

sewa

pembayaran atau siri pembayaran yang dibuat oleh pemajak kepada pemilik untuk kegunaan beberapa harta, kemudahan, peralatan atau perkhidmatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إيجار

دفعة أو سلسلة من الدفعات يدفعها المستأجر إلى المالك مقابل استخدام بعض الممتلكات أو المرافق أو المعدات أو الخدمات

🇮🇷Persian

اجاره

پرداخت یا مجموعه ای از پرداخت هایی که توسط مستاجر به مالک برای استفاده از برخی اموال، امکانات، تجهیزات یا خدمات انجام می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

kira

kiracı tarafından bir mülkün, tesisin, ekipmanın veya hizmetin kullanımı karşılığında mal sahibine yapılan bir ödeme veya ödeme dizisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׂכּוֹר

תשלום או סדרה של תשלומים ששולמו על ידי השוכר לבעלים בגין שימוש בנכס, מתקן, ציוד או שירות כלשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'rent'?

The primary meaning of 'rent' is 'a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rent' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'rent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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