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Word: rent (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A division or schism between two things.
  • A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
  • A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
  • A tear or rip in some surface.
  • economics A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.

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Verb:

  • rend
  • transitive To grant occupation in return for rent.
  • transitive To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money/rent.
  • transitive To occupy premises in exchange for rent.

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