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1.nounA payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
2.nounA similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
3.nounA profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business."A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent."
4.nounAn object for which rent is charged or paid.
5.nounIncome; revenue.
6.verbTo occupy premises in exchange for rent."I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year."
7.verbTo grant occupation in return for rent."We rented our house to our son's friend for a year."
8.verbTo obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.
9.verbTo be leased or let for rent."The house rents for five hundred dollars a month."