I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ exorbitant , high
▪
The tenants were not prepared to pay the higher ~s demanded.
▪ affordable , cheap , low
▪ nominal , peppercorn ( BrE )
▪ free ( esp. AmE )
▪
They get free ~ in return for taking care of the house.
▪ fair
▪ reduced
▪ increased
▪ rising
▪
Discontent resulted from sharply rising ~s.
▪ fixed
▪ market
▪
They weren't paying market ~ on the properties.
▪ annual , monthly , weekly ( esp. BrE )
▪ initial
▪
The initial ~ will be reviewed annually.
▪ back , unpaid
▪ apartment ( esp. AmE ), ground ( in the UK ), house , housing , land , office
VERB + RENT
▪ pay
▪ afford
▪
He couldn't afford the ~ by himself.
▪ be behind with , fall behind with , owe
▪
You put your tenancy at risk if you fall behind with the ~.
▪ charge
▪
The ~ charged depends largely on the size and locality of the property.
▪ collect
▪
The landlord came around to collect the month's ~.
▪ receive
▪
The company receives ~ on local property that it owns.
▪ fix
▪
The ~ will be fixed at 18% of the market value of the property.
▪ increase , push up , put up ( esp. BrE ), raise
▪
The large stores have pushed up the ~s in the area.
▪
The new lease will put her ~ up to £200 a week.
▪ calculate , determine
RENT + VERB
▪ be due , be payable ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ is due on the last day of the quarter.
▪ go up , increase , rise
▪
Their ~ has increased from $25 200 to $28 600 a year.
▪ fall
RENT + NOUN
▪ money , payment
▪ book ( BrE )
▪
We gave tenants ~ books.
▪ arrears ( BrE )
▪ levels ( esp. BrE )
▪
They took the landlord to court over increasing ~ levels.
▪ increase , rise ( esp. BrE )
▪ review ( BrE )
▪ allowance ( esp. BrE ), rebate ( BrE ), subsidy ( esp. AmE )
▪ control (esp. in AmE )
▪ collection
▪ collector , man ( BrE )
▪ strike
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The company has paid out a lot of money in ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
The ~ for the house is affordable.
▪ ~ from
▪
They earned ~ from their property in London.
▪ ~ on
▪
the ~ on a factory
PHRASES
▪ arrears of ~ ( BrE , law )
▪
to be liable for arrears of ~
▪ for ~ ( esp. AmE )
▪
There was a sign saying ‘Room for rent’
▪ a month's, a year's, etc. ~
▪ the non-payment of ~ , the payment of ~
▪
The movement advocated the non-payment of ~ and taxes.
II.
verb
Rent is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ apartment , ↑ bicycle , ↑ bike , ↑ boat , ↑ car , ↑ condominium , ↑ cottage , ↑ DVD , ↑ facility , ↑ flat , ↑ helicopter , ↑ house , ↑ land , ↑ movie , ↑ property , ↑ room , ↑ ski , ↑ tuxedo , ↑ vehicle , ↑ video , ↑ villa