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Common collocations with rent in American Collocation

rent noun

US /rent/

how often rent is to be paid

annual
monthly
weekly
yearly

Her monthly rent is £525.

low/high

affordable
high
low

Dundee has a wide choice of properties available at affordable rents.

very small

nominal
peppercorn

The Council leased the land to the community group for 21 years at a peppercorn rent.

fair or usual

fair
market

Each tenant pays a fair rent which is used to cover maintenance costs and to repay the mortgage.

The flats will be let out at the market rent.

due to be paid

due
payable

All rents are due on the 1st of each month.

not yet paid

unpaid

The deposit may also be retained to cover unpaid rent or bills.

pay rent

pay

Students will be more inclined pay higher rents for warm, well-maintained accommodation.

charge rent

charge

The monks became greedy and charged excessive rents, and the townspeople protested.

receive or get rent

collect
receive

When the first houses were built on the estate he was put in charge of collecting rents and electricity payments from residents.

have or be enough money to pay the rent

afford
cover

For people on low incomes, housing benefit continues to cover the rent.

owe rent

owe

The tenant still owes two months’ rent.

say what the rent is

fix
set

The tenancy of a unit is renewable every three years and the rent is fixed for that period.

increase/ reduce the rent

increase
raise
reduce

Is the landlord able to increase my rent?