rental

American  

[ren-tl] / ˈrɛn tl /

noun

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

• prerental
  noun
• rerental
  noun

Etymology

Origin of rental

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

Example Sentences

It was barely noon, but I’d already flown halfway across the country on an early flight to visit my parents for the holidays, and spent two hours in a rental car driving from the airport.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The demand for apartment scouts highlights the pressures of L.A.’s competitive rental market, where vacancy is scarce and rental rates are among the highest in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Jess Dunstan said the family would have "struggled" to find a rental in the area if it was not for this development.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Subscription revenue—which includes Nuuly, the company’s apparel subscription rental service—climbed 35%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He was returning as poor as when he had left, to such an extreme that Úrsula had to give him two pesos to pay for the rental of his horse.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Related Words

• apartment
• lease