verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rent rise British English
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Tenants face huge rent rises.
buy/rent an apartment
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Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
charge rent/a fee/interest etc
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The gallery charges an entrance fee.
collect tax/rent/a debt
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The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent.
exorbitant rent/prices etc
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exorbitant rates of interest
gas man/rent man etc
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I waited all day for the gas man.
ground rent
non-payment of rent
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She was finally evicted in April for non-payment of rent .
peppercorn rent
rent a bike ( also hire a bike British English )
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You can rent bikes and explore the island's cycle paths.
rent a flat
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Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.
rent a house
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While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.
rent boy
rent control
rent rebate
rent strike
rent/mortgage/tax arrears
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He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550.
rent/price/wage etc controls
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Rent controls ensured that no one paid too much for housing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
asunder
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The veils are parting, the mists are rent asunder .
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This unity was to be rent asunder by changes in technology and by the impact of the Modern Movement in architecture.
out
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Just get some samples together, print up pretentious business cards, inflate values, rent out tent space and voila!
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In addition to the City-organized leagues, there are also independent leagues that rent out the San Francisco fields for their use.
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Most landlords comply, and let government inspectors roam through the bedrooms and bathrooms of the houses they rent out .
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We rent out one of the rooms for seventy-five dollars a month.
■ VERB
pay
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They do not pay tax or rent , and are exempted from military service.
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Agencies pay it rent and those funds go into an account called the Federal Buildings Fund, which covers construction and repairs.
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Twenty years ago many people looked upon their jobs as akin to paying rent .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
back rent/taxes/pay etc
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A former landlord said she was still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
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Dave Escott bought at the height of the boom, and any back rent will only add to his negative equity.
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He owes $ 10, 000 in back taxes.
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Homar sued for reinstatement of his job, back pay and money damages.
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I needed a release from the tax office showing that I owed no back taxes.
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Look, she said, he's left, bolted, owing three months' back rent.
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Next: What to do when you can not afford to pay back taxes.
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The Internal Revenue Service has been battling him for years for back taxes and penalties related to one venture.
be torn/split/rent etc asunder
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If the momentum picks up, conventional politics could be torn asunder .
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In 1964, the Republican Party was torn asunder by the nomination of conservative Barry Goldwater.
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The veils are parting, the mists are rent asunder .
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This unity was to be rent asunder by changes in technology and by the impact of the Modern Movement in architecture.
for rent
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above them, something gave way with a long, rending metallic screech.
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Historically, as we have seen, the country has been rent by various upheavals, sometimes of a quite violent nature.
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The veils are parting, the mists are rent asunder.