rental

American  

[ren-tl] / ˈrɛn tl /

noun

rentals plural

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• rentals
  plural

Etymology

Origin of rental

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

Example Sentences

At Budget Truck Rental, the number of days and the price are comparable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Jim Levi runs Cars for Event Rental in Long Island, where he says 80% of his bookings are women, mostly reserving cars for photoshoots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Whimstay Rental — When traveling with friends, I almost always prefer a short-term rental to a hotel.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The National Rental Home Council, a trade group for single-family rental home providers, said the industry “remains focused on supporting renters while also supporting pathways to homeownership,” in a Wednesday statement to Barron’s.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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