rent-free

American  

[rent-free] / ˈrɛntˈfri /

adverb

1. without payment of rent.

   We lived rent-free for six months.

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adjective

1. not subject to rent.

   a rent-free apartment.

rent-free British  

adjective

1. without payment of rent

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Etymology

Origin of rent-free

First recorded in 1625–35; rent ¹ + -free

Example Sentences

Of the $150 million, $23 million will go toward eviction defense, $23 million will go toward income support for rent-burden seniors, and $18.4 million will go toward rent debt assistance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

I don’t want to get used to rent-burden and energy poverty, too.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023