What does "rental" mean?
Something that is rented.
Rental
/ˈɹɛntəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Something that is rented.
- Grammar: rental is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: lease, letting, apartment let, available for lease.
- Useful contrasts: nonrental, not for rent, occupied.
- Usage evidence: How much more does it cost to return the rental car to another location?
How to use "rental"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is rented. countable, uncountable
"It's just a rental, so I don't need to take very good care of it."
- 2 the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) wordnet
- 3 The payment made to rent something. countable, uncountable
"On a grass roots level we are making the film available at a nominal rental to gay organizations, student groups, and religious affiliates so that gay people and their straight friends can see GAY USA now."
- 4 property that is leased or rented out or let wordnet
- 5 A business that rents out something to its customers. countable, uncountable
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- 6 An act of renting. countable, uncountable
- 7 A player traded to a team with a year or less on his contract countable, uncountable
"[When the trade deadline approaches], Everyone wants to talk about which preening millionaire is going to be shipped out of town because he can't get along with his GM, or what veteran is going to finally get a shot at a Cup, or which guy is going to a contender as a "rental." Sure, it's gossip. Is that so wrong?"
Adjective
- 1 Relating to rent. not-comparable
- 2 Relating to renting. not-comparable
"Deep welfare cuts and rising rents have resulted in a growing gap in many areas of the country between what help people on low incomes receive to cover their housing and what that housing actually costs in the private rental sector."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to rent wordnet
- 2 available to rent or lease wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"How much more does it cost to return the rental car to another location?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "rental"?
Common synonyms include: lease, letting, apartment let, available for lease, bareboat charter, chambers.
How do you use "rental" in a sentence?
How much more does it cost to return the rental car to another location?
How do you pronounce "rental"?
Pronounced /ˈɹɛntəl/.
Etymology
From rent + -al.