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Added 8 October 2026

rent

/ˈɹɛnt/ noun

In Latin: merces Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
I am asking £300 a week rent.
A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service.
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.

verb

To take a lease of premises in exchange for rent.
I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year.
To grant a lease in return for rent.
We rented our house to our son's friend for a year.
To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.

noun

A tear or rip in some surface.
A division or schism.

verb

simple past and past participle of rend

Origin

From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

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