rent

noun

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

verb

hold under a lease or rental agreement

engage for service under a term of contract

grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

let for money

Roots

renditarent- · Vulgar Latin · payment, income yielded

Synonyms for rent

leasen rentaladj subrentadj hirev quitrentadj subletv subleasen underlet chartern

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Where does rent come from?

The word rent breaks down into one root of Vulgar Latin origin: the root rent, from Vulgar Latin rendita (“payment, income yielded”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.