Word Meaning

rent definition and meaning

imp. & p. p. of Rend
v. i. To rant.
imp. & p. p. of Rend.
n. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear.
n. Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church.
v. t. To tear. See Rend.
n. Income; revenue. See Catel.
n. Pay; reward; share; toll.
n. A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc.
n. To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.
n. To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant rents an estate of the owner.
v. i. To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year.

Crossword clues for rent

- A hole
- Charge for letters
- Charter
- Hire charge
- House payment
- Lease
- Lease money
- Let for money
- lodger declares limit
- Money for landlord
- Payment for property use
- Pulled apart
- Tear
- Tenant’s payment
- Tore up tenant’s fee