rental

[ren-tl]

noun

1. an amount received or paid as rent. rent.

2. the act of renting. rent.

3. an apartment, house, car, etc., offered or given for rent. rent.

4. an income arising from rents rent received.

5. a rent-roll.

adjective

1. of or relating to rent. rent.

2. available for rent. rent.

3. engaged in the business of providing rentals.

   a rental agency.

rental

/ 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

adjective

1. of or relating to rent or renting

Other Word Forms

• prerental noun
• rerental noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rental¹

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

Example Sentences

She also has taken on a side hustle managing a rental property.

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It’s electric, offering generous range, and it folds down neatly so you can load it into an SUV or rental car without a struggle.

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The courts heard matters concerning both mortgage and rental repossessions.

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“The risks are that we start to feel like a rental house and don’t have our fingerprints on something that we stand by that goes to New York,” Stone said.

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Landlords warn that reducing the rent cap may cause them to sell their properties at steep discounts or remove rental units from the market.

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Related Words

• apartment 
• lease