a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.

a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.

Economics . the excess of the produce or return yielded by a given piece of cultivated land over the cost of production; the yield from a piece of land or real estate.

profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.

Obsolete . revenue or income.

to grant the possession and enjoyment of (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent from the tenant or lessee. (often fol. by out ).

to take and hold (property, machinery, etc.) in return for the payment of rent to the landlord or owner.

to be leased or let for rent

This apartment rents cheaply.

to lease or let property.

to take possession of and use property by paying rent

She rents from a friend.

for rent, available to be rented

as a home or store

an apartment for rent.

noun

purchase , closed

verb

buy , purchase

noun

hire , lease , payment , rental , tariff , breach , break , chink , cleavage , crack , discord , dissension , division , faction , fissure , flaw , fracture , gash , hole , perforation , rift , rip , rupture , schism , slash , slit , tatter , tear , run , alienation , disaffection , estrangement , split

verb

allow the use of , borrow , charter , contract , engage , hire , lease , lend , let , loan , make available , put on loan , sublet , take it , dues , income , payment , profit , revenue , share , sublease , toll