rent

Meanings

• noun

  The payment made by a tenant to a landlord for the use of property.

  - "I pay rent every month for my apartment."
  - "The landlord increased the rent for the new tenants."

• verb

  To give out or lend (money or goods) on a regular basis.

  - "I rent a car for a week each year."
  - "The library rents out books to members."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɹɛnt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rent
cent , lent , rented , wrent

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. rent (English) : Payment for use of property
   

2. rent (Scottish) : To tear or rip
   

3. rent (Norwegian) : To row a boat
   

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Variants

List of all variants of rent that leads to same result
for rent , rent , rents , rentabilities , rentability , rentable , rented , renting , rend , rended , rending , rends , rent-a-car , rent-a-cars , rent-a-cop , rent-a-cops , rent control , rent controls , rent-controlled , rent strike , rent strikes , economic rent , economic rents

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

rents, renting, rented, renter

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old French 'rent', from 'retenir' meaning 'to hold, keep'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The term 'rent control' refers to laws limiting how much landlords can increase rent for existing tenants.

2. The word 'rent' comes from the Old French word 'retenir', meaning 'to hold or keep'.

3. The average American household spends about 30% of their income on rent or mortgage payments.

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Related Concepts

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1. lease: A contract between a landlord and tenant, granting the tenant use of property for a specified period of time and rent amount.

2. mortgage: A loan used to buy real estate, typically requiring regular payments, including interest and rent for the land.

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Culture

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In literature, rent has been used as a symbol of financial struggle and hardship. In music, rent has been the subject of various songs, highlighting the challenges of affording housing.

How to Memorize "rent"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tenant handing over money to a landlord in exchange for the right to live in a property.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'rent' with the idea of regular payments for the use of property.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'Remember: Regular Earnings Needed To Rent'.

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