"rent" meaning in English

See rent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɛnt/ Audio: en-us-rent.ogg [US], en-uk-rent.ogg [UK] Forms: rent [singular], rents [plural]
enPR: rĕnt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Rent is the money you pay to borrow and use something, usually an apartment.
    Sense id: simple-rent-en-noun-Mo8eXC-4

Verb

IPA: /rɛnt/ Audio: en-us-rent.ogg [US], en-uk-rent.ogg [UK] Forms: rent [canonical], rents [third-person, singular], rented [past], rented [past, participle], renting [present, participle]
enPR: rĕnt Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you rent something, you pay money to use something for a limited time, usually for a house or apartment.
    Sense id: simple-rent-en-verb-aNNyl2Ml
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          "text": "Have we paid this month's rent yet?"
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          "text": "I'm in Texas next week, so I'll have to rent a car."
        },
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          "text": "The room was rented out last week."
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        {
          "text": "Have we paid this month's rent yet?"
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        },
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          "text": "The room was rented out last week."
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