Rent-a-car

//ˈrentəˌkɑːr// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of rental car.

    "However, the Government will permit […] rent-a-car operators other than Avis, to arrange for the pick-up of customers of any such operators at the Airport so that such customers may avail themselves of rent-a-cars of operators other than Avis […]"

  2. 2
    a rented car wordnet

Example

More examples

"We hired a rent-a-car by the day."

Etymology

Originally a trademark.

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