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Words with a similar base: economic_rent, rent

'rent'

[rent.n.01] as in: a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

'rent'

[rip.n.02] as in: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

Examples:
there was a rip in his pants
she had snags in her stockings

'rent'

[economic_rent.n.01] as in: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

'rent'

[rent.n.04] as in: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

Examples:
he gave the envelope a vigorous rip

'rent'

[rent.v.01] as in: let for money

Examples:
We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad

'rent'

[lease.v.03] as in: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

Examples:
I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners

'rent'

[lease.v.04] as in: engage for service under a term of contract

Examples:
We took an apartment on a quiet street
Let's rent a car
Shall we take a guide in Rome?

'rent'

[rent.v.04] as in: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

'rent'

[rend.v.01] as in: tear or be torn violently

Examples:
The curtain ripped from top to bottom
pull the cooked chicken into strips

Origins

					rent (English)
├── rente (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   └── rendere (Latin)
└── renten (Middle English (1100-1500))