rent-a-car
Americannoun
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a company or service that rents cars, as by the day or week.
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a car provided by such a company or service.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rent-a-car
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Early roles included a cannibal in a commercial for Hertz rent-a-car and an abominable snowman in the 1981 film “Caveman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
“The overall rent-a-car industry still has more demand than supply,” Joe Ferraro, the president and chief executive officer at Avis Budget Group, the rental car company, said on a Feb. 15 earnings call.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
The challenge was to fly through air, slide along the counter of an unused rent-a-car booth like Fred Astaire, then drop back to earth without crashing.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2021
But shares in bankrupt rent-a-car giant Hertz, which should be moribund, soared from 56 cents apiece to more than $5 this month, before falling to less than $2.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2020
By the time she stalked out of Dona Luz headquarters two hours later, having been badgered unmercifully and then vindicated at least partially by rent-a-car records in the capital, Abby was fuming.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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