rental

American  

[ren-tl] / ˈrɛn tl /

noun

1. an amount received or paid as rent.

2. the act of renting.

3. an apartment, house, car, etc., offered or given for rent.

4. an income arising from rents received.

5. a rent-roll.

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adjective

1. of or relating to rent.

2. available for rent.

3. engaged in the business of providing rentals.

   a rental agency.

rental British  

/ ˈrɛntəl /

noun

1. 1. the amount paid by a tenant as rent

   2. the amount paid by a user for the use of property

      telephone rental

   3. an income derived from rents received

2. property available for renting

3. a less common name for rent-roll

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adjective

1. of or relating to rent or renting

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• prerental
  noun
• rerental
  noun

Etymology

Origin of rental

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Anglo-Latin word rentāle. See rent ¹, -al ²

Example Sentences

Proptech giant RealPage also offers rent reporting to tenants, as do Rental Kharma, Esusu and Foxen, none of which immediately responded to MarketWatch’s request for comment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

As her social media and website gained traction, Gantz got connected with the Rental Girl, a boutique real estate brokerage based in L.A. and decided to reinstate her real estate license.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Rental car company Avis has spent some $80 billion on cars for its fleets.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

At London Christmas Tree Rental, all of the trees are potted and returned after the festive season to be grown on for reuse the following year.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

It had taken twenty-four hours for Capital District Luxury Auto Rental to get the cars Felix and Benji wanted.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Related Words

• apartment
• lease