Dictionary definition · rent
noun
- 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"there was a rip in his pants"
- the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
- 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"
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract"I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
- engage for service under a term of contract"We took an apartment on a quiet street"
- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).