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rent

 
/rent/ n [C/U] (PAYMENT)

Definition

a fixed amount of money paid or received regularly for the use of usually an apartment, house, or business space: [C] Rents in this building are ridiculously high. [U] How much rent do you pay? [U] Are there any apartments for rent (= available) there? rent
 
/rent/ v [T]
I rented a car for the trip to Boston.
(Definition of rent n (PAYMENT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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