car rental
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1.3
- noun
- /kɑr ˈrɛntəl/
:
alquiler de coche
- For our vacation, we booked a car rental to explore the city at our own pace.
- car rental company
- car rental agency
- airport car rental
Examples
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We also have discounts on air travel and car rental around the time of the meeting.
Academic text (1992) -
We had trouble again with the car rental agency.
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OK, we're making our way to the car rental place, so we have a map.
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I know a guy who owns a car rental company.
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Ask him to check every car rental agency in town.
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I work at a car rental company.
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Is there a car rental place around here?
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We had trouble again at the car rental agency.
Fiction book (1998) -
Your insurance plan should cover the full cost of a car rental up front.
Blog text (11) -
The cab took Jill to a car rental agency on Thirty-ninth Street.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
29
2.0
A car you pay to use for a short time, often when traveling
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2.7
A car you rent to use for a short time
A car you rent and drive yourself for a short time
A car you rent and drive yourself
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'car' (motor vehicle) with 'rental' (an item or service for letting); together they denote a car available for temporary hire or the service of renting cars. This noun-noun composition is a common, predictable pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound car rental comes from the basic idea of 'rent': you pay to use something for a short time. A company lets you use a car, so a rental is a vehicle you borrow for 'temporary use'.