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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.
Noun
rent (countable and uncountable, plural rents)
- A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
I am asking £300 a week rent.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything.
1987, “Rent”, in Actually, performed by Pet Shop Boys:We never ever argue, we never calculate / The currency we've spent / I love you, you pay my rent
- A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service.
- (economics) A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.
A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent.
- An object for which rent is charged or paid.
- (obsolete) Income; revenue.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
payment made by a tenant
- Albanian: rentë (sq) f
- Arabic: أُجْرَة f (ʔujra), اِسْتَأْجَر m (istaʔjar), إِيجَار m (ʔījār)
- Egyptian Arabic: اجار f (igār)
- Armenian: վարձ (hy) (varj)
- Azerbaijani: kirayə (az), kirayə pulu
- Basque: akura
- Belarusian: кватэ́рная пла́та f (kvatérnaja pláta) (only when renting an apartment), арэ́нда f (arénda), арэ́ндная пла́та f (aréndnaja pláta)
- Bulgarian: на́ем (bg) m (náem), аре́нда f (arénda), ре́нта (bg) f (rénta)
- Catalan: lloguer (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 租金 (zou1 gam1), 租 (zou1)
- Mandarin: 租金 (zh) (zūjīn), 房租 (zh) (fángzū), 租價/租价 (zh) (zūjià)
- Czech: nájemné (cs) n, nájem (cs) m
- Danish: leje c, husleje c
- Dutch: huur (nl) m
- Esperanto: luo
- Estonian: rent (et)
- Finnish: vuokra (fi)
- French: loyer (fr) m
- Galician: alugueiro (gl) m, renda (gl) f
- Gallurese: accoldu
- Georgian: ქირა (kira)
- German: Miete (de) f, Mietzins (de) m
- Greek: ενοίκιο (el) n (enoíkio)
- Hebrew: שְׂכַר דִּירָה (he) m (skhár dirá)
- Hindi: भाड़ा (hi) m (bhāṛā), किराया (hi) m (kirāyā)
- Hungarian: lakbér (hu)
- Icelandic: leiga f
- Indonesian: sewa (id)
- Irish: cíos m
- Italian: , canone (it) m, pigione (it) f; affitto (it) m, fitto (it) m (common language)
- Japanese: 家賃 (ja) (やちん, yachin)
- Javanese: sewa
- Korean: 임대(賃貸) (ko) (imdae)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: کرێ (ckb) (krê)
- Latin: merces f
- Latvian: noma (lv) f, īres maksa f
- Lithuanian: nuoma (lt) f, renta f
- Luxembourgish: Loyer m
- Macedonian: кирија f (kirija), станарина f (stanarina), закупнина f (zakupnina) (commercial premises)
- Maori: rēti
- Mòcheno: tschins m
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: leie (no) m or f, husleie m or f
- Old English: gafol n
- Persian: کرایه (fa) (kerâya), اجاره (fa) (ejâre)
- Plautdietsch: Pacht f, Rent f
- Polish: czynsz (pl) m
- Portuguese: renda (pt) f, aluguel (pt) m
- Romanian: chirie (ro) f, locațiune (ro) f, rentă (ro) f
- Russian: кварти́рная пла́та f (kvartírnaja pláta) (only when renting an apartment), квартпла́та (ru) f (kvartpláta) (only when renting an apartment), аре́ндная пла́та f (aréndnaja pláta), аре́нда (ru) f (arénda), ре́нта (ru) f (rénta)
- Sardinian:
- Campidanese: pesòni
- Logudorese: pesòne
- Scottish Gaelic: màl m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: кѝрија f, стана̀рина f
- Roman: kìrija (sh) f, stanàrina (sh) f
- Sicilian: lueri (scn) m, renna f
- Slovak: nájomné n, nájom m
- Spanish: renta (es) f, alquiler (es), arriendo (es) m
- Swedish: hyra (sv) c
- Tajik: иҷора (ijora)
- Telugu: అద్దె (te) (adde)
- Thai: ค่าเช่า (th) (kâa-châo)
- Tibetan: ཁང་གླ (khang gla)
- Ukrainian: оре́нда (uk) f (orénda), кварти́рна пла́та f (kvartýrna pláta) (only when renting an apartment), квартпла́та f (kvartpláta) (only when renting an apartment)
- Urdu: بھاڑا m (bhāṛā), کرایہ m (kirāyā)
- Uyghur: ئىجارە ھەققى (ijare heqqi)
- Uzbek: ijara (uz), ijara haqi
- Walloon: louwaedje m, louwî m, trecins (wa) m
- Yiddish: דירה־געלט n (dire-gelt)
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payment made for the use of equipment or a service
- Arabic: أُجْرَة f (ʔujra)
- Armenian: վարձ (hy) (varj)
- Azerbaijani: kirayə (az)
- Basque: akura
- Belarusian: прака́т m (prakát), рэ́нта f (rénta)
- Bulgarian: на́ем (bg) m (náem), ре́нта (bg) f (rénta)
- Catalan: lloguer (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 租費/租费 (zh) (zūfèi)
- Czech: nájemné (cs) n, nájem (cs) m
- Danish: leje c
- Finnish: vuokra (fi)
- French: location (fr) f
- German: Miete (de) f, Mietzins (de) m
- Greek: ενοίκιο (el) n (enoíkio), μίσθωμα (el) n (místhoma)
- Hungarian: bérleti díj
- Irish: cíos m
- Italian: canone di locazione m, nolo (it) m, pigione (it) f
- Japanese: 借り賃 (かりちん, karichin)
- Korean: 차임(借賃) (ko) (chaim)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: کرێ (ckb) (krê)
- Latvian: noma (lv) f
- Macedonian: наемнина f (naemnina)
- Plautdietsch: Rent f
- Portuguese: renda (pt) f, aluguel (pt) m
- Romanian: rentă (ro) f
- Russian: пла́та за прока́т f (pláta za prokát), прока́т (ru) m (prokát), ре́нта (ru) f (rénta)
- Scottish Gaelic: màl m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: најамнѝна f
- Roman: najamnìna (sh) f
- Sicilian: renna f
- Slovak: nájomné n, nájom m
- Slovene: najemnina (sl) f
- Swedish: hyra (sv) c
- Telugu: అద్దె (te) (adde)
- Thai: ค่าเช่า (th) (kâa-châo)
- Ukrainian: прока́т m (prokát), ре́нта f (rénta)
- Walloon: louwaedje m
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Verb
rent (third-person singular simple present rents, present participle renting, simple past and past participle rented)
- (transitive) To take a lease of premises in exchange for rent.
I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year.
- (transitive, informal) To grant a lease in return for rent.
We rented our house to our son's friend for a year.
- (transitive) To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.
- (intransitive, informal) To be leased or let for rent.
The house rents for five hundred dollars a month.
Derived terms
Translations
to occupy premises in exchange for rent
- Arabic: اِسْتَأْجَرَ (istaʔjara)
- Armenian: վարձել (hy) (varjel)
- Basque: alokatu
- Bulgarian: нае́мам (bg) (naémam), нае́ма (bg) (naéma)
- Catalan: llogar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 租 (zh) (zū), 租借 (zh) (zūjiè), 租賃/租赁 (zh) (zūlìn)
- Czech: pronajmout
- Danish: leje
- Dutch: huren (nl)
- Esperanto: lui (eo)
- Finnish: vuokrata (fi), ottaa vuokralle
- French: louer (fr)
- Galician: alugar (gl), arrendar (gl)
- Gallurese: affittà, affittà
- Georgian: ქირაობს (kiraobs)
- German: mieten (de)
- Greek: ενοικιάζω (el) (enoikiázo)
- Hebrew: שכר (he) (sakhár)
- Hungarian: kivesz (hu), bérbe vesz, bérel (hu), kibérel (hu)
- Icelandic: leigja (is)
- Italian: affittare (it)
- Japanese: 賃借する (ja) (ちんしゃくする, chinshaku suru), 借りる (ja) (かりる, kariru)
- Khmer: ជួល (km) (cuəl)
- Korean: 빌려주다 (billyeojuda)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: کرێ گرتن (krê girtin)
- Latvian: nomāt (lv)
- Luxembourgish: lounen
- Macedonian: изнајмува (iznajmuva) (residential), закупува (zakupuva) (commercial)
- Maltese: kera
- Occitan: logar (oc)
- Persian: کرایه کردن (fa) (kerâya kardan), اجاره کردن (fa) (ejâre kardan)
- Polish: wynajmować (pl) impf, wynająć (pl) pf
- Portuguese: alugar (pt)
- Romanian: închiria (ro), arenda (ro)
- Russian: снима́ть (ru) impf (snimátʹ), снять (ru) pf (snjatʹ)
- Sardinian:
- Campidanese: arrendare, allogare, alcilai, allogai
- Logudorese: arrendare, allogare
- Sassarese: affittà, affittà
- Scottish Gaelic: gabh air mhàl
- Slovak: prenajímať si, prenajať si
- Spanish: alquilar (es), arrendar (es), rentar (es)
- Sranan Tongo: yuru
- Swedish: hyra (sv)
- Thai: เช่า (th) (châo)
- Tibetan: གླས (glas)
- Ukrainian: зніма́ти (znimáty), винайма́ти (vynajmáty)
- Vietnamese: thuê (vi), mướn (vi)
- Yiddish: דינגען (dingen)
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to grant occupation in return for rent
- Armenian: վարձով տալ (varjov tal)
- Basque: alokatu
- Bulgarian: отда́вам (bg) (otdávam), отда́м (otdám), да́вам (bg) (dávam), дам (bg) (dam)
- Catalan: llogar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 出租 (zh) (chūzū)
- Danish: leje ud
- Dutch: verhuren (nl)
- Esperanto: luigi
- Finnish: vuokrata (fi)
- French: louer (fr)
- Galician: alugar (gl), arrendar (gl)
- German: vermieten (de)
- Greek: μισθώνω (el) (misthóno)
- Hebrew: השכיר (hiskír)
- Hungarian: kiad (hu), bérbe ad (hu)
- Italian: affittare (it)
- Japanese: 貸す (ja) (かす, kasu), 貸し借りする (かしかりする, kashikari suru)
- Korean: 임대하다 (ko) (imdaehada)
- Maori: rēti
- Occitan: logar (oc)
- Persian: اجاره دادن (fa) (ejâre dâdan)
- Polish: wynajmować (pl) impf, wynająć (pl) pf
- Portuguese: alugar (pt)
- Russian: сдава́ть в аре́нду impf (sdavátʹ v aréndu), сдать в аре́нду pf (sdatʹ v aréndu), сдава́ть внаём impf (sdavátʹ vnajóm), сдать внаём pf (sdatʹ vnajóm), сдава́ть (ru) impf (sdavátʹ), сдать (ru) pf (sdatʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: thoir seachad air mhàl
- Serbo-Croatian: iznajmljivati (sh) impf, iznajmiti (sh) pf
- Slovak: prenajať, prenajímať
- Spanish: alquilar (es)
- Swedish: hyra ut (sv)
- Thai: เช่า (th) (châo)
- Ukrainian: здава́ти (zdaváty)
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obtain/have temporary possession of an object such as a movie
- Armenian: վարձել (hy) (varjel)
- Basque: akuratu
- Bulgarian: нае́мам (bg) (naémam), нае́ма (bg) (naéma), зае́мам (bg) (zaémam), зае́ма (bg) (zaéma)
- Catalan: llogar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 租借 (zh) (zūjiè), 租用 (zh) (zūyòng), 租賃/租赁 (zh) (zūlìn)
- Dutch: huren (nl)
- Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: vuokrata (fi)
- French: louer (fr)
- Galician: alugar (gl), arrendar (gl)
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: mieten (de)
- Greek: ενοικιάζω (el) (enoikiázo)
- Hungarian: kibérel (hu), bérel (hu), kölcsönöz (hu)
- Italian: noleggiare (it)
- Khmer: ជួល (km) (cuəl)
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Occitan: logar (oc)
- Polish: wypożyczać (pl) impf, wypożyczyć (pl) pf
- Portuguese: alugar (pt)
- Russian: брать напрока́т impf (bratʹ naprokát), взять напрока́т pf (vzjatʹ naprokát), нанима́ть (ru) impf (nanimátʹ), наня́ть (ru) pf (nanjátʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: gabh air mhàl
- Serbo-Croatian: unajmiti (sh) pf, unajmljivati (sh) impf
- Slovak: požičať si, požičiavať si
- Spanish: alquilar (es)
- Thai: เช่า (th) (châo)
- Ukrainian: винайма́ти (vynajmáty), дава́ти напрока́т (daváty naprokát)
- Vietnamese: thuê (vi)
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See also
Etymology 2
From Middle English renten (“to tear”). Variant form of renden.
Noun
rent (plural rents)
- A tear or rip in some surface.
2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:The oscillations were getting so severe that painters on the bridge learned to tie down their tins before a train passed. They found holes and rents in the iron but never reported them as they were never asked, and it wasn't their job. These were deferential times, and few wanted to talk out of turn.
- A division or schism.
2002, Michael B. Oren, Six Days of War: June 1967:[T]he White House was considering sending Vice President Humphrey to Cairo to patch up the many rents in U.S.—Egyptian relations.
Translations
a division or schism between two things.
Verb
rent
- simple past and past participle of rend
Adjective
rent (comparative more rent, superlative most rent)
- That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:Indeed, we could clearly make out the arch and stony banks of this second cave, and, from their rent and jagged appearance, discovered that, like the first long passage down which we had passed through the cliff before we reached the quivering spur, it had, to all appearance, been torn in the bowels of the rock by the terrific force of some explosive gas.
1898, George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra:Cleopatra is rent by a struggle between her newly-acquired dignity as a queen, and a strong impulse to put out her tongue at him.
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Adjective
rent
- neuter singular of ren
Adverb
rent
- purely (morally)
- purely (excluding other possibility)
- quite, completely
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
rent
- inflection of rennen:
- second/third-person singular present indicative
- (archaic) plural imperative
Middle English
Noun
rent
- rent: income; revenue
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
rent
- neuter singular of ren
Adverb
rent
- purely
Verb
rent
- past participle of renne
References
- “ren” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
rent
- past participle of renna
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
- Syllabification: rent
Noun
rent f
- genitive plural of renta
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
rent
- indefinite neuter singular of ren
Adverb
rent (comparative renare, superlative renast)
- cleanly
- purely
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English rounde, from Old French reont, from Latin rotundus.
Pronunciation
Noun
rent
- round
1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 12:"Swingale," co the umost, "thou liest well a rent,- "Swindle," said the other, "you know quite well,
Derived terms
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129