rent /rɛnt/
1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
synset: rent
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
synset: rip, rent, snag, split, tear
3. the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
synset: economic_rent, rent
4. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
1. let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
2. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
3. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
synset: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
4. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
synset: rent, hire, charter, lease
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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