rent (EN)

noun, verb

noun “rent”

1. payment made regularly for the use of property
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   She pays a monthly rent for her apartment in the city.
2. payment made for the use of equipment or a service
   We need to include the rent of the machinery in the project budget.
3. (in economics) profit from ownership of a valuable right or scarce resource
   The company earns considerable rent from its patented technologies.
4. a tear or rip in a surface
   There is a rent in your shirt where the fabric is torn.
5. a division or split between people or things
   The disagreement caused a rent in their friendship.

verb “rent”

1. to pay money to use something temporarily
   They decided to rent a car for their vacation.
2. to allow someone to use something in return for payment
   He rents his house to tenants.
3. to be available for rent
   The apartment rents for $1200 a month.