rental

[ ren-tl ]

noun

1. an amount received or paid as rent. rent.
2. the act of renting. rent.
3. an apartment, house, car, etc., offered or given for rent. rent.
4. an income arising from rents rent received.
5. a rent-roll.

adjective

1. of or relating to rent. rent.
2. available for rent. rent.
3. engaged in the business of providing rentals:

   a rental agency.

rental

/ ˈrɛntəl /

noun

1. 1. the amount paid by a tenant as rent
   2. the amount paid by a user for the use of property

      telephone rental

   3. an income derived from rents received
2. property available for renting
3. a less common name for rent-roll

adjective

1. of or relating to rent or renting

Other Words From

• pre·rental noun
• re·rental noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rental¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Anglo-Latin word rentāle. See rent ¹, -al ²

Example Sentences

For years now, San Diego has wrestled with how to handle and regulate vacation rentals.

From Voice of San Diego

The Council, after all, had tried to severely limit and regulate vacation rentals but the big platforms, led by Airbnb and HomeAway, easily forced it to throw out the ordinance by collecting enough signatures to force a referendum.

From Voice of San Diego

Last Friday, shortly after arriving at O’Hare International Airport, Rabin boarded a Blue Line train on his way to his rental place in the Wrigleyville neighborhood.

From Washington Post

When Caroline Lee moved to San Francisco in September 2019, she was surprised by how difficult the “grind to find a rental property” was.

From Ozy

Early on in the pandemic, not long after the Bay Area first went into shelter-in-place, I booked a virtual cookie-baking class through vacation rental site Airbnb.

From Fortune

Production expenses: equipment rental, lights, lighting board, van rental, trailer rental, road cases, backline.

From The Daily Beast

Peer-to-peer car rental RelayRides offers vehicles conveniently parked in airport lots.

From The Daily Beast

At one point, she entered into a contract with a couple named Tamra and Tom Bennett to purchase eight rental properties.

From The Daily Beast

On” is a beach cottage rental technical term meaning “closer to the ocean than Cincinnati.

From The Daily Beast

In turn, the rental rates and home prices are rising fast–something of a new phenomenon.

From The Daily Beast

Nor can a telephone company legally charge a higher rental for a telephone to a telegraph company than to any other patron.

From Project Gutenberg

Prospective lessees who had taken the trouble to inquire about the rental had learned that it was so high as to be prohibitive.

From Project Gutenberg

In order to reimburse himself in some measure for this loss Burbage retained £30 of the rental due to Alleyn.

From Project Gutenberg

In reality, Alleyn wanted to extort a larger rental than £14 for the property, which had greatly increased in value.

From Project Gutenberg

Celia borrowed the cottage from Mr. Perkins at a rental of several thousands a week.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• apartment
• lease