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

1 sense of renting

Sense 1
rental, renting -- (the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car))
       => transaction, dealing, dealings -- (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me")

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)

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