rent

  • 11Rent — Rent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Renting}.] [F. renter. See {Rent}, n.] 1. To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it. [1913 Webster] 2. To take and hold under …

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  • 12rent*/*/ — [rent] noun [C/U] I an amount of money that you pay regularly for using a house, room, office etc that belongs to someone else After she d paid her rent, Jan had no money left for food.[/ex] II verb rent */[rent] 1) [I/T] to pay money regularly… …

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  • 13Rent — (r[e^]nt), n. [From {Rend}.] 1. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear. [1913 Webster] See what a rent the envious Casca made. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a… …

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  • 14rent|al — «REHN tuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an amount received or paid as rent: »The yearly rental of her house is $4,000. 2. a list of tenants and of rents received or due. 3. something rented, especially an apartment or house offered for rent: »There… …

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  • 15Rent — Rent, v. i. To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Rent — bezeichnet: ein Musical (1995) von Jonathan Larson, siehe Rent (Musical) den darauf basierenden Film (2005) von Chris Columbus, siehe Rent (Film) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben …

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  • 17rent-a- — prefix MAINLY BRITISH HUMOROUS used with some nouns to refer to someone who is willing to become involved in anything, especially in exchange for money: rent a mob (=people who are willing to become involved in any kind of protest) rent a quote… …

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  • 18rent — [n1] fee paid for use, service, or privilege hire, lease, payment, rental, tariff; concept 329 Ant. purchase rent [n2] opening, split breach, break, chink, cleavage, crack, discord, dissension, division, faction, fissure, flaw, fracture, gash,… …

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  • 19Rent — (r[e^]nt), v. t. To tear. See {Rend}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Rent — (r[e^]nt), v. i. To rant. [R. & Obs.] Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …

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