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

See Examples For:

rental rentals

If you go through with another 1031 exchange and buy a new rental, you can defer this capital gain by reinvesting all proceeds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Airbnb spokeswoman Nicolette Velasquez said the candidates it backs, including Gaspar, are in favor of expanding short-term rental policies to allow homeowners to supplement their income by renting out their homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Gerben’s dad owns that business, which now includes rental income from a Netflix production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Absent from the park is an adequate boathouse, so a new rental stand or similar structure would need to be set up for the operation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Doesn’t look like your grandma’s home yet,” Conor’s father said, pulling up the rental car in front of her house.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

Revenue for Zillow rose 18% to $772 million, driven in part by a 31% increase in rentals revenue and a 75% increase in mortgage revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

And as more people are turning to social media to find rentals and homes for sale, police say it’s created a ripe environment for scammers, given many platforms’ limited regulation and oversight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Of some comfort to Warsh might be Rindels’ forecast that by the fourth quarter of this year house rentals will start to fade as a factor and dip below 3%.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Since its expansion from movie rentals and streaming into original content, Netflix has made it clear that its sole priority is Netflix, not its customers, and certainly not the art of visual media.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

No, she would sell the painting and contracting business and hold on to the rentals.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Related Words

• apartment
• lease