rental

Examples

• All

• There are even more rental cars in the driveway when I arrive home after nine.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Two months ago she'd got the best job of her life as a rental agent at Kimberley Plaza.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Do we need a rental car?

  WarGames (1983)

• It seems that there are no rental cars available.

  Kara and Nate

• A couple of college kids backed a rental truck around, and they put the sideboard in the back.

  Fiction book (2000)

• On Wednesday, he got fitted for a rental tux at his uncle Ben's store.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The furniture is typical of a rental unit: unattractive, cheap, and impersonal.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The owner's primary motive is rental income and resale profit, not personal use on a year-round basis.

  Academic text (1991)

• Lott eased the nose of the rental car deep into the brush along the roadside.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Do you have a rental apartment available for the summer?

Synonyms

R

rentable

vsrental

1 3.2

A thing that can be rented, like a room or car

is broader, covering relations and terms about that use rather than mere suitability

L

leasable

vsrental

3.6

Can be rented to people or businesses

is broader, covering the relation involving payment rather than only permission

Compounds

C

car rental

11 1.3

A car you rent for a short time from a company

R

rental income

3 3.2

Money you get from letting someone use your land or buildings

R

rental collection

3.7

A group of books you can rent for a small daily fee

Surface Forms

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Etymology