noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is rented; a rental.
2. 2
   the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rent form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

rentalrental

Antonyms

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ownership

Example

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"Tom made some extra money by renting one of his rooms to a college student."

Etymology

rent + -ing

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