Noun:
1: rent a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property
2: rip, snag, split, rent, tear an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
3: economic rent, rent the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
4: rip, split, rent the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Verb:
1: lease, rent let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
2: lease, let, rent grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
3: charter, rent, lease, hire, engage, take engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
4: rent, hire, lease, charter hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services