I. ˈrent noun
Etymology: Middle English rente, from Anglo-French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin * rendita, from feminine of * renditus, past participle of * rendere to yield — more at render
Date: 12th century
1. : property (as a house) rented or for rent
2.
a. : a usually fixed periodical return made by a tenant or occupant of property to the owner for the possession and use thereof ; especially : an agreed sum paid at fixed intervals by a tenant to the landlord
b. : the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof
3.
a. : 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
b. : economic rent
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- for rent
II. verb
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent
2. : to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent
intransitive verb
1. : to be for rent
2.
a. : to obtain the possession and use of a place or article in exchange for rent
b. : to allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rent
Synonyms: see hire
• rent·abil·i·ty ˌren-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• rent·able ˈren-tə-bəl adjective
III.
past and past participle of rend
IV. noun
Etymology: English dialect rent to rend, from Middle English, alteration of renden — more at rend
Date: 1535
1. : an opening made by or as if by rending
2. : a split in a party or organized group : schism
3. : an act or instance of rending