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rent

Noun

∙ A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
∙ A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
∙ A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business. economics
∙ An object for which rent is charged or paid.
∙ income; revenue obsolete

Verb

∙ To occupy premises in exchange for rent. transitive
∙ To grant occupation in return for rent. transitive
∙ To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money. transitive
∙ To be leased or let for rent. intransitive

Noun

∙ A tear or rip in some surface.
∙ A division or schism.

Verb

∙ simple past tense and past participle of rend

rend

Verb

∙ To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst transitive
∙ To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. transitive
∙ To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. intransitive

Noun

∙ A violent separation of parts.

Rent

Proper noun

∙ A surname.