rent
590
1.3
- noun
- /rɛnt/
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- He's a first-class professional who always pays his rent on time or in advance.
- pay rent
- a month's rent
- rent payment
Point of that is market rents are down baby.
- Point of that is market rents are down baby.
- We need to help people pay their rent, he said.
- He said, I'll, I'll take the first month's rent and and deposit.
- We struggle to pay rent because jeans are expensive.
- You're paying rent or you're paying a mortgage.
- We already know that we need to see rent inflation stabilize.
- They can't afford an attorney or childcare or rent or therapy.
- These contracts were long term and had rent increases written into them.
- And, and of course, I see rent prices going up.
- I just want to do my thing, pay my rent and be mobile.
- So, ma'am, can a guy get his rent payment on his back?
Examples
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Every month, I struggle to pay my rent for the apartment.
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I'm just trying to pay my rent, that's all.
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We need to help people pay their rent, he said.
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You late with your rent again?
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And you are 2 months behind with your rent.
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Is this about the rent?
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Every dime I get got to go to rent, phone, TV and Internet.
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Pay the rent, and tell the tailor to wait.
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In those days, $25 a month was enough to pay rent and buy groceries for a small family.
Academic text (2011) -
You'll pay that rent or I'll find another tenant.
Synonyms
42
1.9
The act of paying to use something for a short time
Antonyms
Idioms
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.2
Trying to get money without creating new value by changing rules or using power
- Formal
1
9.5
To try to get money or benefits without creating new value by using power to change rules
- Archaic
1
9.0
A very high amount people must pay to live in a house or use land that is unfair
- Specialized
Extra money earned from land or another resource above what is needed to keep using it
How Much
590
1.3
1
4.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rent for the regular money payment comes from an old word meaning 'payment' or 'income', and you can see the same idea in rental and renter. So rent is the steady money you pay to use someone else's property.