rented

rent rent ¹ [rent] verb

1. [intransitive, transitive] PROPERTY to pay a regular amount of money for the use of something such as a house or office:

• The company had been renting for seven years before buying a 13,000-square-foot headquarters.

• Businesses can rent PCs to alleviate peak workloads.

rent something from somebody

• Who do you rent the shop from?

2. [transitive] also rent something → out COMMERCE to allow someone to use something in return for payment:

• video stores that rent Nintendo games

• the lucrative business of renting out trailers and trucks

rent something to somebody

• A New York dealer rented an Avis car to an unauthorized driver.

• Many people trying to sell their second homes have decided to rent them out to tourists instead.

3. [transitive] especially AmE COMMERCE to pay money for the use of something owned by someone else for a short period of time; = hire Bre:

• Travelers prefer to rent cars with low mileage.

4. [intransitive] PROPERTY if a house, office etc rents at or rents for a particular amount of money, that is how much it costs to use it:

• The new units are renting for £350 a month or less.

— rented adjective [only before a noun] :

• living in rented accommodation

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rented UK US /ˈrentɪd/ adjective

► PROPERTY used to describe something that is used by someone who pays rent: »

rented accommodation

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a rented property