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Definition rent in British English

rent noun

noun
/rent/
1

an amount of money that you pay regularly for using a house, room, office etc that belongs to someone else

Example

After she'd paid her rent, Jan had no money left for food.

Example

an annual rent of £50,000

Example

The council aim to build 1,000 new houses at low rents.

Example

What's the rent on this house now?

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beds bond bridging loan
1.1

the hire of a vehicle, piece of equipment etc

Synonyms and related words
buy-to-let buy-to-let easy terms
2

a hole made when you tear something

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3

to have enough money to pay the rent

Example

I'm afraid I'm not going to make rent this month.

Definition rent in British English