rent 1 n
1 a: a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof; esp: a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property
b in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract by which one party conveys to another to hold as owner a tract of land or other immovable property in perpetuity in exchange for payment of an annual sum or quantity of fruits
c: the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof
d: a royalty under a mineral lease
2: the portion of the income of an economy (as of a nation) attributable to land as a factor of production in addition to capital and labor
for rent: available for use or service in return for payment
rent 2 vt
1: to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent
2: to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent
vi
1: to be for rent
2 a: to obtain use and possession of a place or property in exchange for rent
b: to allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rent
rent·er also ren·tor /'ren-tər/ n
rent·al 1 n
1: an amount paid or collected as rent
2: something that is rented
3: an act of renting
4: a business that rents something
rental 2 adj
1 a: of or relating to rent
b: available for rent
rent property
2: dealing in rental property
a rent agency
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.