rent1
n.
- a tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land.
- a sum paid for the hire of equipment.
v.
pay someone for the use of.
▸let someone use (something) in return for payment.
▸N. Amer. be let or hired out at a specified rate.
Derivative
- rentability n.
- rentable adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. rente, from a root shared by render.
rent2
n.
a large tear in a piece of fabric.
Etymology
C16: from obs. rent ‘pull to pieces’, var. of rend.
rent3
past and past participle of rend.