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 now, both the Southern California for-sale and rental markets seem to be slowing down, but remain too expensive for most.

From Los Angeles Times

Every month we will publish a report with data on housing prices, mortgage rates and rental prices.

From Los Angeles Times

Voters also adamantly rejected Proposition 33 to boost local governments’ power to control rents — meaning what owners of rentals could charge tenants.

From Los Angeles Times

It has since been amended to clarify that a broker who is hired by a landlord — or a broker who publishes the rental property's listing — is to be paid by the landlord.

From Salon

Im has been sued by an equipment rental contractor and scammed by a construction company.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apartment
• lease