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rente

rente

9.9
Money that an investment or property pays regularly to someone
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : renta
  • The investor receives a monthly rente from her real estate investments, which helps support her retirement.

Examples

  • He also gave an annual rente of 15 livres for Masses as a short-term loan, which he would recoup once there were sufficient alms and donations for the maintenance of the shrine.

    Academic text (2018)

  • After years of saving, they finally secured a steady rente that provided them with financial security.

  • I was surprised that Balliol Fellows immediately called me "Rente" and expected me to use their first names as well.

    Academic text (1999)

  • He was pleased to see that his rente increased this year due to the favorable performance of the stocks.

Synonyms

annuity
vsrente
  • Specialized
21 7.4

A regular fixed payment of money made to someone, often every year for life

is income from capital paid in regular series not only yearly

Antonyms

loss
695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

How Much

annuity
  • Specialized
21 7.4
rente
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

rente singular
rentes plural

Etymology

The word rente comes from an old French word for a regular 'payment' and is related to English rent, which also means a regular charge for using property. So a rente is a steady 'income' paid regularly from money or land.