rental

[ren-tl]

noun

1. an amount received or paid as rent. rent.

2. the act of renting. rent.

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

4. an income arising from rents rent received.

5. a rent-roll.

adjective

1. of or relating to rent. rent.

2. available for rent. rent.

3. engaged in the business of providing rentals.

   a rental agency.

rental

/ 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

adjective

1. of or relating to rent or renting

Other Word Forms

• prerental noun
• rerental noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rental¹

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

Example Sentences

NAR said 21% of all sales came from investors, such as rental landlords or vacation home buyers, a slight increase compared with the month prior, as well as compared with August of last year.

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And occupancy rates and retention remain historically high for single-family rentals.

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Champagne said she pulls in more than $200,000 a year from her job in cybersecurity, a side business coaching other women and rental income from two homes.

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This reimburses you for nonrefundable travel expenses like prepaid vacation packages or vacation rentals, cruises, tours, tickets and transportation.

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Staff also highlighted additional pathways for protecting renters affected by federal immigration enforcement actions such as increasing rental relief assistance and upping investment in free legal services for tenants.

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Related Words

• apartment 
• lease