rent

/ˈrent/

Middle English rente, from Anglo-French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine of *renditus, past participle of *rendere to yield

noun

  1. property (such as a house) rented or for rent

  2. a usually fixed periodical return made by a tenant or occupant of property to the owner for the possession and use thereof; especially : an agreed sum paid at fixed intervals by a tenant to the landlord

  3. the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof

verb

  1. to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent

  2. to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent

  3. to be for rent

hire let lease rent charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.