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The correct spelling is rent.
How to pronounce rent
/ɹɛnt/
nounIPA: /ɹɛnt/
Say it like: Ren-t
The correct spelling is rent. A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property. For example: "A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent."
Usage Examples
“A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent.”
“I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year.”
“We rented our house to our son's friend for a year.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
- 2.A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
- 3.A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.
- 4.An object for which rent is charged or paid.
- 5.Income; revenue.
verb
- 1.To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
- 2.To grant occupation in return for rent.
- 3.To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.
- 4.To be leased or let for rent.
- 5.To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst
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