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Definition rent in British English

rent verb

verb
/rent/
1

to pay money regularly to use a house, room, office etc that belongs to someone else

Example

How long have you been renting this place?

Example

We're looking to buy rather than rent.

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1.1

to hire a vehicle, piece of equipment etc

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2

to allow a house, room, office etc that you own to be used by someone who pays you regularly for using it

Example

All the rooms are rented out to students.

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Definition rent in British English