rent 1 S2 W3 / rent / 动词 #

1 [不及物和及物动词] to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else :

Most students rent rooms in their second year.

I’d rather have my own house than rent.

rent something from somebody

Some farmers rent their land from the council.

2 ( also rent out ) [及物动词] to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money 同义词 let British English

rent something (out) to somebody

She rents out two rooms to students.

3 [及物动词] especially American English to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time 同义词 hire British English :

Will you rent a car while you’re in Spain?

THESAURUS

to pay money to use something

rent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc : He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road. | They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.

hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time : Why don’t we hire a van for the day? | You can hire suits for weddings.

lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time : They leased the offices from an American company. | The car is leased from BMW.

to allow somebody to use something for money

rent/rent something out to allow someone to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equpiment, area of land etc in return for money : She rents the flat out to students.

let/let something out to allow someone to use a room, house, building etc in return for money : Some people don’t want to let rooms to foreigners. | They let the house out while they were on holiday.

lease/lease something out to make a legal agreement which allows a person or company to use something that you own for a fixed period of time : Santa Clara ’ s Redevelopment Agency leased the existing city golf course to developers.

rent at/for something 短语动词

if a house rents at or for an amount of money, that is how much you must pay to use it :

Houses here rent for at least $1,500 a week.

rent 2 S2 W3 noun #

1 [可数和不可数名词] the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else :
I pay the rent at the beginning of every month. rent of an annual rent of £8,000 2 [可数和不可数名词] especially American English an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else :
The rent was only $20 an hour. 3 for rent available to be rented :
Luxury villas for rent. 4 [可数名词] formal a large tear in something made of cloth :
huge rents in the curtains

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rent high Rents in the city centre are very high. low Our workers get low rents and other advantages. exorbitant (= extremely high ) Some landlords charge exorbitant rents. fixed The rent is fixed for three years. affordable (= which people can easily pay ) The government plans to provide more homes at affordable rents. the annual/monthly/weekly rent Our annual rent is just over $15000. ground rent British English (= rent paid to the owner of the land that a house, office etc is built on ) There is an additional ground rent of £30 per month. a peppercorn rent British English (= an extremely low rent ) The colonel let us have the cottage for a peppercorn rent. back rent (= rent you owe for an earlier period ) Mrs Carr said she is still owed several thousand dollars in back rent. the rent is due (= it must be paid at a particular time ) The rent is due at the beginning of the week.

verbs pay the rent She couldn’t afford to pay the rent. increase/raise the rent ( also put up the rent British English ) The landlord wants to put up the rent. fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (= fail to pay your rent on time ) You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent. collect the rent His job is to collect the rents from the tenants. the rent increases/goes up The rent has gone up by over 50% in the last two years.

rent + NOUN a rent increase How can they justify such big rent increases? rent arrears British English (= money that you owe because you have not paid your rent ) The most common debts were rent arrears. a rent book British English (= a book that shows the payments you have made in rent )

THESAURUS

cost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices : The cost of running a car is increasing. | the cost of raw materials price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale : They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. | the price of a plane ticket to New York value the amount of money that something is worth : A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something : Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. | bank charges fee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor : There is no entrance fee. | The membership fee is £125 a year. | legal fees fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc : I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare. | fare increases rent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own : The rent on his apartment is $800 a month. rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale : Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers. toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges : You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.

rent 3 #

the past tense and past participle of rend