rent

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /rent/US /rent/

Meaning

noun
an amount of money that you regularly pay so that you can use a house, room, etc.
I earn just about enough to pay the rent.
verb
to regularly pay money to somebody so that you can use something that they own, such as a house, a room, some land, etc.
Are you looking to buy or rent?

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