rent
Pay to use temporarily
To give money so you can use something for a short or long time, like a house or car.
to rent [something] from [someone]
- We decided to rent a car for our trip.
- They rent their apartment from a local landlord.
- You can rent ski equipment at the resort.
- The company rents office space downtown.
- I want to rent a car.
- We rent a small house.
- He rents a bike every weekend.
- They rent a room near the school.
Let someone use for payment
To let someone use your thing if they give you money.
to rent [something] to [someone]
- They rent their basement apartment to college students.
- She rents out her cottage during the summer.
- The company rents office space to several startups.
- I rent my room to a student.
- They rent their car to tourists.
- He rents his house every summer.
Payment for temporary use
Money you pay each month or week to use a place or thing.
- Our monthly rent is due on the first of the month.
- The rent for this apartment is too high.
- She fell behind on her rent payments.
- I pay rent every month.
- The rent is very high.
- He forgot to pay his rent.
Tear apart by force
To tear something into pieces by pulling hard.
to rent [something] apart
- The explosion rented the ship's hull.
- Grief seemed to rent his heart in two.
- The wind rented the sails during the storm.
- The wind rented the flag.
- She rented the paper in half.
- They rented the cloth with a knife.
Tear or opening caused by force
A big hole or cut made when something is torn.
- There was a rent in his shirt where it caught on the nail.
- A violent quake left rents in the ground.
- The curtain had several rents along its edge.
- I see a rent in your coat.
- The cloth has a rent in it.
- There is a rent in the tent.
- Base: rent
- Plural: rent, rents
- Base: rent
- 3rd Person Singular: rents
- Present Participle: renting
- Past: rented
for rent
1Available to be rented
Used to say something can be used if you pay money for it for some time.
- There’s a studio apartment for rent downtown.
- Bicycles for rent are available at the park entrance.
pay the rent
1Give money owed for temporary use of property/equipment
To give money you owe each month or week for using a place or thing.
- I have to pay the rent by Friday.
- She works two jobs just to pay the rent.
rent out
1Allow others paid use of property you own
To let other people use your thing if they give you money.
- They decided to rent out their garage as storage space.
- We rent out our cabin every winter to skiers.
up for rent
1Being offered for rental by owner
Used when something is being offered so people can pay money to use it for some time.
- The house is now up for rent after renovations.
- Several offices are up for rent in that building.