rent meaning
rent :
payment, fee
noun
▪ I pay rent every month.
▪ I pay a fee every month.
▪ The rent is too high.
▪ The payment is too high.
paraphrasing
▪ lease – payment
▪ fee – payment
▪ payment – fee
▪ charge – payment
rent :
to pay for use, to hire
verb
▪ They rent an apartment.
▪ They hire an apartment.
▪ She rents a car for the weekend.
▪ She hires a car for the weekend.
paraphrasing
▪ hire – to pay for use
▪ lease – to pay for use
▪ borrow – to take temporarily
▪ use – to utilize
Pronunciation
rent [rɛnt]
The word is pronounced as 'rent' with a short 'e' sound.
Common phrases and grammar about rent
rent - Common meaning
noun
payment, fee
verb
to pay for use, to hire
Part of Speech Changes for "rent"
▪ rental (noun) – the act of renting something
▪ renter (noun) – someone who rents something
▪ rent-free (adjective) – without needing to pay rent
▪ renting (noun) – the process of paying for use
Common Expressions with "rent"
▪ rent an apartment – pay to use an apartment
▪ monthly rent – rent paid every month
▪ rent agreement – contract to rent something
▪ pay the rent – give money for rent
Important examples of rent in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, rent can refer to payments for using property or equipment.
Example of a confusing word: lend (to give temporarily)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, rent is used to describe the action of paying for the use of something.
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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
monthly rent
'monthly payment for using a property'.
break the lease
means 'end the rental agreement early'.
Differences between similar words and rent
rent
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lease
differences
Rent is used for both paying and receiving usage, while lease typically refers to a longer-term agreement.
rent
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lease
differences
Words with the same origin as rent
The origin of rent
The word 'rent' comes from the Latin 'rendita', meaning 'to give back'.
Word structure
It has the root 'rent' with no prefix or suffix, meaning 'to pay for use'.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is 'rend' (to give back). Influential words with the same root include 'render' and 'rendition'.
