A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc.

That portion of the produce of the earth paid to the landlord for the use of the "original and indestructible powers of the soil;" the excess of the return from a given piece of cultivated land over that from land of equal area at the "margin of cultivation." Called also economic rent, or Ricardian rent. Economic rent is due partly to differences of productivity, but chiefly to advantages of location; it is equivalent to ordinary or commercial rent less interest on improvements, and nearly equivalent to ground rent.

To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.

imp. & p. p. of Rend.

An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear.

To tear. See Rend.

To rant.

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

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?"

Rent is the cinematic adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name, released November 23 2005. Production began March 15, 2005. The film's limited release date in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto on November 11, 2005 was cancelled, and the official premiere was at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on November 17, 2005.

Pay; reward; share; toll.

To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant rents an estate of the owner.

(rehnt)...(n.), (v.)...a viable alternative to paying a mortgage...see also ohana unit...

Payment, usually monthly, for use of space or property.

Rent is the term used to describe a payment for using land, buildings or equipment.

Economic rent: The premium that the owner of a resource receives over and above its opportunity cost. The payment to the owner of land or other property in return for its use.

Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church.

Loosely, a return or profit from a differential advantage for production, as in case of income or earnings due to rare natural gifts creating a natural monopoly.

an excess return available to labour and capital expended in a restricted market

Income; revenue. See Catel.

Income received for use of the property.

Payment by the lessee to the lessor for the right to exclusive possession of premises for a period.

A charge for the use and possession of space.

The amount of money it costs to rent the meeting space being used at the time; the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center asks a contribution of $2.00 from all persons using the Center's facilities. You may pay less if you cannot afford the amount requested, and more if you can.

See economic rent. See survival rate.

rent control residential mortgage

Commercially-based Rent

a charge for the use of space. -- View Real Estate Listings

Rent Loss Insurance