rental

American  

[ren-tl] / ˈrɛn 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.

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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 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

Ciftci said the attackers had come to Istanbul from the city of Izmit by rental car and that two of them were brothers.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Heidi Pratt told the Independent in May that the family was living in a rental home in Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

When Covid spread in early 2020, he made short bets worth about $1 billion on companies he knew were tight on cash, like auto rental firm Europcar Mobility Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

LimePrime has already launched in other countries - the US, Italy, Germany, Australia and New Zealand - but some major global cities have banned rental e-scooters over safety concerns, including Paris and Melbourne.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I turned and looked at our little rental house lit up by a pale moon.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Related Words

• apartment
• lease