1. rent - noun
· a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
Hypernym(s): annuity_in_advance
2. rent - noun
· an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
Synonym(s): rip, snag, split, tear
3. rent - noun
· the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
Synonym(s): economic_rent
Hypernym(s): return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
4. rent - noun
· the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Hypernym(s): tear
5. rent - verb
· let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
Synonym(s): lease
Hypernym(s): contract, undertake
6. rent - verb
· grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
Hypernym(s): give
7. rent - verb
· 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?"
Synonym(s): lease, hire, charter, engage, take
8. rent - verb
· hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Synonym(s): hire, charter, lease
Hypernym(s): contract, undertake
9. rend - verb
· tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Hypernym(s): tear, rupture, snap, bust
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