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[rɛnt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land
(e.g: I cannot even afford to pay the rent on this flat)
Phrases:
- for rent
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French rente, from a root shared by render
[rɛnt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car)
(e.g: they rented a house together in Sussex)
Phrases:
- for rent
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French rente, from a root shared by render
[rɛnt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large tear in a piece of fabric
(e.g: Eddie was dismayed by the rent in the roof of the tent)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from obsolete rent ‘pull to pieces, lacerate’, variant of rend
[rɛnt], (Verb)
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