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

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Etymology

Origin of rental

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

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Example Sentences

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rental rentals

Holmes raves about her husband, San Diego hotel-chain heir William Evans, whose ego takes up most of the space in their beachside rental.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Soni hasn’t been able to raise his rental rate in three years to cover his property’s rising insurance, upkeep and utility expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

In its report three weeks after the exercise, DN said the recordings came from rental vehicles -- at least two of them Deepal brand cars, made by Chinese state-controlled automaker Changan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

In May 2026, the “Modern Family” star revealed that she now splits her time between Nashville and Los Angeles, after moving into a California rental with her former on-screen brother, Nolan Gould.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then I drove to the airport in my rental car and flew home.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

As of June, more than 3,500 hosts were registered with the city for short-term rentals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

"No personal data related to our rentals is shared with car manufacturers, our owners or other third parties without explicit legal grounds," he added, without specifying whether the onboard videos may have been transferred.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

However, Raman has criticized the plan, saying short-term rentals contribute to L.A.’s housing shortage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The few people that were successful with rentals were capable and fully committed to treating the effort as a real business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

It’s only a short drive to Nick’s house, and Simon fills the space with frantic chatter—about Nora and Cal, about tuxedo rentals.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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