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

The move is to try and stimulate the island's rental sector where, according to De Sausmarez, a lack of rental stock had been causing rents to rocket.

From BBC

It would use existing Green policies such as imposing rent controls, ending buy-to-let mortgages and giving councils the 'right to buy' a rental property when it is sold at a discounted price.

From BBC

In 2023 new activities were added: "car rental", "lending of other machinery and equipment".

From BBC

Federal housing assistance programs support more than 8 million people by providing units in public housing or subsidies that help cover the cost of rentals on the private market.

From Salon

The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apartment 
• lease