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

The deal could boost the Indonesian hospital network operator’s earnings through saving rental expenses as rates are geared towards past-years’ revenues, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Instead, the duo pivoted and offered up the property as a rental, listing it for the sky-high price of $125,000 a month in September 2023, around the same time that they announced their separation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The undertaker demanded $1,450 for the casket, $100 for preparing and embalming the body, and $25 for the rental of a hearse.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Related Words

• apartment
• lease