English noun: rent | |||
1. | rent (possession) a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annuity in advance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ground rent, peppercorn rent, rack rent | ||
2. | rent (object) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | ||
Samples | There was a rip in his pants. She had snags in her stockings. | ||
Synonyms | rip, snag, split, tear | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
3. | rent (possession) the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions | ||
Synonyms | economic rent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield | ||
4. | rent (act) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something | ||
Samples | He gave the envelope a vigorous rip. | ||
Synonyms | rip, split | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tear | ||
English verb: rent | |||
1. | rent (social) let for money | ||
Samples | We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad. | ||
Synonyms | lease | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contract, undertake | ||
2. | rent (possession) grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | ||
Samples | I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners. | ||
Examples | They rent cars to the tourists, They rent the tourists their cars | ||
Synonyms | lease, let | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sublease, sublet | ||
3. | rent (possession) engage for service under a term of contract | ||
Samples | We took an apartment on a quiet street. Let's rent a car. Shall we take a guide in Rome?. | ||
Synonyms | charter, engage, hire, lease, take | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
4. | rent (social) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | ||
Synonyms | charter, hire, lease | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contract, undertake | ||