Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rent

4 senses of rent

Sense 1
rent -- (a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service)
       => annuity in advance -- (an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord")

Sense 2
rip, rent, snag, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings")
       => opening, gap -- (an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall")

Sense 3
economic rent, rent -- (the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions)
       => return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")

Sense 4
rent, rip, split -- (the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip")
       => tear -- (the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rent

4 senses of rent

Sense 1
rent, lease -- (let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad")
       => contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)

Sense 2
lease, let, rent -- (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners")
       => give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")
          Phrasal Verb-> rent out#1

Sense 3
lease, rent, hire, charter, 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?")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 4
rent, hire, charter, lease -- (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)
       => contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rend

1 sense of rend

Sense 1
rend, rip, rive, pull -- (tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips")
       => tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper")