rent

1. 1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
   2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
2. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.
3. The revenue yielded by a piece of land in excess of that yielded by the poorest or least favorably located land under equal market conditions. Also called economic rent.

1. To obtain occupancy or use of (another's property) in return for regular payments.
2. To grant temporary occupancy or use of (one's own property or a service) in return for regular payments: rents out TV sets.

for rent

1. Available for use or service in return for payment.

[Middle English rente, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine past participle of *rendere, to yield, return. See render.]

1. An opening made by rending; a rip.
2. A breach of relations between persons or groups; a rift.

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Payment from a tenant to a building owner for use of the specified property. For example, an apartment dweller must pay monthly rent to a landlord for the right to inhabit the apartment. A commercial tenant in an office or store must pay monthly rent to the building owner for the use of the commercial space.

A charge for the use of space. See Contract Rent, Economic Rent.Example: Abel allows Baker to use property, provided that Baker pays $500 per month. The charge is rent.

verb

1. To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee: charter, hire, lease. See get/lose, transactions.
2. To give temporary use of in return for payment: hire (out), lease, let. See transactions.

noun

1. A hole made by tearing: rip, run, tear¹. See help/harm/harmless.
2. An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rift, rupture, schism, split. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.

Definition: fee paid for service, privilege
Antonyms: purchase

v

Definition: pay or charge fee for service, privilege
Antonyms: buy, purchase

A payment made by a tenant to an owner for the use of land or a building.

Compensation for the use or possession of property for a period of time; a profit in money, goods, or labor issuing out of land and tenements, constituting a periodic return for the privilege of use, 262 N.Y.S. 217, 224; ". . . The return, whether of money, service or specific property, which the tenant makes to the landlord as compensation for the use of the demised premises." 47 A. 2d 436. See ground rent.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - leje, husleje
v. tr. - leje, betale leje for
v. intr. - udleje

idioms:

• for rent    til leje
• rent boy    trækkerdreng
• rent control    kontrol med lejefastsættelsen, lejeloft
• rent out    udleje

2.
n. - rift, flænge, revne

Nederlands (Dutch)
huren, verhuren, scheuren, gescheurd, huur, scheur, opening, spleet, opbrengst van land voor economie

Français (French)
1.
n. - location, loyer
v. tr. - louer, louer (à), prendre location de
v. intr. - être loué/donné en location au tarif indiqué/précisé

idioms:

• for rent    à louer
• rent boy    (GB) jeune prostitué
• rent control    contrôle des loyers
• rent out    louer (à)

2.
n. - (lit, fig) déchirure

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Miete, Pacht, Riß, Spalte
v. - mieten, pachten, vermieten, verpachten, spalten, reißen

idioms:

• for rent    (AmE) zu vermieten, zu verpachten, zu verleihen
• rent boy    (ugs.) Strichjunge
• rent control    Mietpreisbindung
• rent out    vermieten, verpachten

2.
n. - Riß, Spalte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ενοίκιο, νοίκι, μίσθωμα, σχίσιμο
v. - (εκ)μισθώνω/-ομαι, νοικιάζω/-ομαι

idioms:

• for rent    (πινακίδα) "ενοικιάζεται"
• rent boy    εκδιδόμενος νεαρός ομοφυλόφιλος
• rent control    κανονισμός μίσθωσης
• rent out    (εκ)μισθώνω/-ομαι, νοικιάζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
affittare, affitto

idioms:

• rent boy    gigolo
• rent control    controllo degli affitti, equo canone
• rent out    affittare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aluguel (m)
v. - alugar

idioms:

• for rent    aluga-se
• rent boy    garoto de programa (gír.)
• rent control    controle de aluguéis
• rent out    sublocar

Русский (Russian)
арендовать, сдавать, рента, дыра, прореха

idioms:

• for rent    в аренду
• rent boy    мальчик, занимающийся проституцией
• rent control    контроль за уровнем ренты
• rent out    сдавать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - alquiler, arrendamiento
v. tr. - alquilar, arrendar
v. intr. - ser alquilado o arrendado a una tarifa determinada

idioms:

• for rent    se alquila, en alquiler
• rent boy    puto, chapero, taxi-boy
• rent control    control de alquileres
• rent out    alquilar

2.
n. - rasgadura, desgarrón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hyra, arrende, spricka, klyfta
v. - hyra ut, hyra, arrendera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 租金, 租费, 出租的财产, 租用, 租入, 租出, 出租

idioms:

• for rent    供出租
• rent boy    男童妓
• rent control    租金管制
• rent out    租出

2. 裂缝, 破洞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 裂縫, 破洞

2.
n. - 租金, 租費, 出租的財產
v. tr. - 租用, 租入, 租出
v. intr. - 出租

idioms:

• for rent    供出租
• rent boy    男童妓
• rent control    租金管制
• rent out    租出

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 지대, 집세, 임대료
v. tr. - 임차하다, 임대하다
v. intr. - 임대되다, 세놓다

idioms:

• rent out    ~을 임대하다

2.
n. - 째진 틈, 갈라진 틈, 분열

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賃貸料, 地代, 家賃, 超過利潤, 貸室, 裂け目, 切れ目, 決裂
v. - 対して地代を払う, 対して地代を課す, 賃貸される

idioms:

• for rent    貸すための
• rent boy    売春少年
• rent control    家賃統制
• rent out    賃貸しする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اجره (فعل) يؤجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דמי שכירות, רנטה, מלוג, שכר דירה, פתח בין עננים, סדק‬
v. tr. - ‮שכר, חכר‬
v. intr. - ‮הושכר, הוחכר‬
n. - ‮קרע גדול, קרע בבד, סדק‬

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