Definition of rents in English

Wiktionary

rents (Noun)
Plural of rent.
rents (Noun)
Alternative spelling of 'rents.

Part of speech

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rents, verb, present, 3rd person singular of rent (infinitive).
rents, noun, plural of rent.

WordNet

Noun Plural: rents
rent - a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
		annuity in advance an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord"
		ground rent payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
		peppercorn rent very low or nominal rent
rent - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
		rip, split
		tear the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
rent - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
		rip, snag, split, tear
		gap, opening a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
		economic rent
Verb rends, rending, rent
rent - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
		lease
		undertake, contract promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
rent - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
		hire, charter, lease
		undertake, contract promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
rent - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
		lease, let
		give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
		hire out, rent out, farm out grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"
		sublease, sublet lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer"
rent - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
		lease, hire, charter, engage, take
		acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

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Wiktionary

rent (Noun)
A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
rent (Noun)
A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
rent (Noun)
A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.
rent (Noun)
An object for which rent is charged or paid.
rent (Noun)
income; revenue.
rent (Noun)
A tear or rip in some surface.
rent (Noun)
A division or schism.
rent (Verb)
To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
rent (Verb)
To grant occupation in return for rent.
rent (Verb)
To obtain or have temporary possession of an object e. g. a movie in exchange for money.
rent (Verb)
To be leased or let for rent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

rent (imp. & p. p.)
of Rend
rent (v. i.)
To rant.
rent
imp. & p. p. of Rend.
rent (n.)
An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear.
rent (n.)
Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church.
rent (v. t.)
To tear. See Rend.
rent (n.)
Income; revenue. See Catel.
rent (n.)
Pay; reward; share; toll.
rent (n.)
A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc.
rent (n.)
To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.
rent (n.)
To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant rents an estate of the owner.
rent (v. i.)
To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

rent
A payment made at intervals in order to secure the exclusive use of a property.
rent
To hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services.
rent
A payment made by a user at intervals for the use of an equipment.
rent
To let for money.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

rent
rent, n. an opening made by rending: fissure: break: tear: a schism, as a rent in a church. [Rend.]
rent
rent, n. annual payment in return for the use of property held of another, esp. houses and lands: revenue.—v.t. to hold or occupy by paying rent: to let, or to hire, for a rent.—v.i. to be let for rent: to endow.—adj. Rent′able.—ns. Rent′al, a schedule or account of rents, with the tenants' names, &c.: a rent-roll: rent; Rent′aller; Rent′-charge, a rent on a conveyance of land in fee simple; Rent′-day, the day on which rents are paid; Rente (Fr.), annual income; Rent′er, one who holds by paying rent for; Rent′er-ward′en, the warden of a company who receives rents.—adj. Rent′-free, without payment of rent.—ns. Rent′-gath′erer, a collector of rents; Rent′-roll, a roll or account of rents: a rental or schedule of rents. [Fr. rente—L. reddita (pecunia), money paid—reddĕre, to pay.]
rent
rent, pa.t. and pa.p. of rend