rent
noun
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a : a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof; especially : a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property : a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property
b : a contract by which one party conveys to another to hold as owner a tract of land or other immovable property in perpetuity in exchange for payment of an annual sum or quantity of fruits
c : the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof
d : a royalty under a mineral lease
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: the portion of the income of an economy (as of a nation) attributable to land as a factor of production in addition to capital and labor
rent
transitive verb
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: to be for rent
: to be for rent
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: to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent
a : to obtain use and possession of a place or property in exchange for rent
b : to allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rent