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rent 1 n1 a: a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof; esp: a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real propertyb in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract by which one party conveys to another to hold as owner a tract of land or other immovable property in perpetuity in exchange for payment of an annual sum or quantity of fruitsc: the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereofd: a royalty under a mineral lease2: the portion of the income of an economy (as of a nation) attributable to land as a factor of production in addition to capital and laborfor rent: available for use or service in return for paymentrent 2 vt1: to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent2: to take and hold under an agreement to pay rentvi1: to be for rent2 a: to obtain use and possession of a place or property in exchange for rentb: to allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rentrent·er also ren·tor /'ren-tər/ nrent·al 1 n1: an amount paid or collected as rent2: something that is rented3: an act of renting4: a business that rents somethingrental 2 adj1 a: of or relating to rentb: available for rentrent property2: dealing in rental propertya rent agency
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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assessment, compensation, cost, fee, income, income from real estate, land revenue, merces, payment, proceeds, reditus, remuneration, rental, return, revenue
associated concepts: action for rent, assignment of rent, ejectment, fair rent, fair rental value, holdover, month-to-month rental, prepayment of rent, reasonable rent, rent strike, rents and proceeds, security, suit for rent, tenancy by will, unaccrued rent
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allow residency, allow the use of, charter, conducere, contract, demise, enjoy the use of premises, engage, give occupation, grant a lease, hire out, lease, lend, let, let out, locare, make available, sublease, sublet, subrent, take a lease, underlease, underlet, use premises
associated concepts: option to rent
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charge (cost), lease, let (lease), rift (gap), schism, split, sublease, sublet
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Money or another consideration paid to the owner of property or equipment for the right to use it.v.To pay for the use of something; to charge money in return for allowing someone to use one’s property.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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the sum or amount agreed in the lease or tenancy agreement to be paid by the tenant to the landlord for exclusive possession of the property leased for the period of the lease.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Monetary amount a tenant pays a landlord (typically on a monthly basis) for occupying premises for a set period of time or an open-ended term.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Renters' & Tenants' Rights
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Compensation (usually monetary) paid for the occupancy or use of (usually real) property.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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1) v. to hire an object or real property for a period of time (or for an open-ended term) for specified payments.2) n. the amount paid by the renter and received by the owner. Rent may be specified in a written lease, but also may be based on an oral agreement for either a short period or on a month-to-month basis in which the hiring may be terminated on a month's notice.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
