unrented
- adjective
- /ʌnˈrɛntɪd/
- This unrented property needs repairs.
- go unrented
Examples
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The apartments by the beach remain unrented since last summer.
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They advertised the unrented rooms online to reach more potential renters.
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The landlord lowered the price on the unrented office spaces to attract new tenants.
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After several months, the house remained unrented despite its excellent location.
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The apartment remains unrented.
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Despite the high demand for housing, several homes in the area stayed unrented for months.
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They decided to reduce the rent after noticing that the property was unrented for too long.
Synonyms
No one rents or lives in it
A building that has no renters living there
A room, vehicle, or piece of equipment that is not rented and is available for use
How Rented
Surface Forms
Morphology
unrented = rented (transparent) = un + rent + ed
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'rented', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not rented'.
Etymology
The word unrented is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and rented, from rent meaning 'to pay to use something'. So unrented means 'not currently let to anyone'.