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

From 2030, landlords will need to make sure rental properties have a minimum energy efficiency score of EPC C - up from E.

From BBC

Tax returns with business income, partnership income, potential self-employment, rental income and sophisticated investments are strong reasons to find an expert.

From MarketWatch

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

From Los Angeles Times

And then there was Blockbuster laughing Netflix’s founders out of the room when it wanted to sell itself to the giant video rental chain for just $50 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this case, the trust should bear costs incurred to generate rental income for your mother’s care, with any advance by one beneficiary treated explicitly as a reimbursable expense rather than a retroactive price reduction.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• apartment
• lease