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rental

rental

42 1.9
The act of paying to use something for a short time
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛntəl/
translation icon : alquiler
  • You need a signed rental agreement in your name or written confirmation that you're staying with a family member.
  • rental fee
  • car rental
  • rental cost

So that's just one more little creative hack to get you through your apartment rental with your cats.

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Examples

  • And we'll also have an understanding of rental costs key for investing.

  • We also have discounts on air travel and car rental around the time of the meeting.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I know a guy who owns a car rental company.

  • Walter had found some of her old movies in the video rental place.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Each of the films was selected from a collection of family films in a video rental store.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I want to run down every rental agreement from every landlord in Brooklyn.

  • Don't worry, your rental insurance should take care of it.

  • We have a two-night rental policy.

  • I paid triple the rental rate and I have absolutely no regrets.

  • She signed a contract for a two-week rental of the apartment in the city.

Synonyms

renting
vsrental
2 1.0

Paying money to use something for a time, like a house or car

is the general act of paying for temporary use without naming money
hiring
vsrental
  • UK
1 2.8

Renting something to use for a short time like a car or bike

is the neutral widely used term rather than a mainly British form

Antonyms

187 2.5

The legal right to have and control something like a house

Compounds

11 1.3

A car you rent for a short time from a company

Money you get from letting someone use your land or buildings

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

How Long

long-term
502 3.0
rental
42 1.9
short-term
225 3.3
overnight
11 2.5

Surface Forms

rental singular
rentals plural

Morphology

rental = rent (semi-transparent) = rent + al

The noun is still clearly connected to rent, but this abstract fee or charge sense is a little less predictable than the adjective sense.

Etymology

Rental comes from rent ('payment for use') combined with -al, and it can name the act or fee of renting. So, a rental can mean the money you pay or the process of paying to use something for a short time.