rent
1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service (Freq. 6)
• Derivationally related forms:
rental
• Hypernyms:
annuity in advance
• Hyponyms:
ground rent, peppercorn rent, rack rent
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (Freq. 2)
- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
• Syn:
rip, snag, split, tear
• Derivationally related forms:
tear (for: tear), split (for: split), rip (for: rip)
• Hypernyms:
opening, gap
3. the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
• Syn:
economic rent
• Hypernyms:
return, issue, take, takings, proceeds,
yield, payoff
4. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
- he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
• Syn:
rip, split
• Derivationally related forms:
split (for: split), rip (for: rip)
• Hypernyms:
tear
1. let for money (Freq. 6)
- We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad
• Syn:
lease
• Derivationally related forms:
lease (for: lease), lessee (for: lease), renter, renting
• Hypernyms:
contract, undertake
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
2. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract (Freq. 2)
- I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners
• Syn:
lease, let
• See Also:
rent out
• Derivationally related forms:
renter, letter (for: let), lessor (for: let), lease (for: lease)
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
sublet, sublease
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They rent cars to the tourists
- They rent the tourists their cars
3. engage for service under a term of contract (Freq. 1)
- We took an apartment on a quiet street
- Let's rent a car
- Shall we take a guide in Rome?
• Syn:
lease, hire, charter, engage, take
• Derivationally related forms:
charter (for: charter), renter, rental, lease (for: lease)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
4. hold under a lease or rental agreement;
of goods and services
• Syn:
hire, charter, lease
• Derivationally related forms:
lease (for: lease), lessee (for: lease), charter (for: charter), renter
• Hypernyms:
contract, undertake
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
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