RENT

[verb] [T]To rent is to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc..I had a week in London so I rented a car from a garage and drove all around the city.The old lady rented us her spare bedroom/rented her spare room to us for £55 a week. [+ two objects]My Dad has a cottage by the sea which he rents out to tourists. [M](humorous) Old rent-a-quote is always turning up on TV to give his opinions about political developments.See study section: Borrow and lend(UK disapproving) A rent-a-person or thing or group of people seem as if they have been rented for a particular purpose and are not sincere.The protest was mostly attended by rent-a-mob and few people turned up to support the real issue.(humorous) I don't know anyone at this party, it must be rent-a-crowd.