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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rent1 /rent/ ●●● S2 W3 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]BORROW to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else 租房；租用，租借 Most students rent rooms in their second year. 大多数学生到二年级时租房居住。 I’d rather have my own house than rent. 我更想有自己的房子，不想租房。rent something from somebody Some farmers rent their land from the council. 一些农场主向市政会租赁土地。2 (also rent out) [transitive]BFLEND to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money 出租〔房屋、房间、土地等〕 SYN British English letrent something (out) to somebody She rents out two rooms to students. 她把两个房间出租给学生。3 [transitive] especially American EnglishBBTBORROW to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time 〔短期〕租用 SYN British English hire Will you rent a car while you’re in Spain? 你在西班牙期间会租车吗？4 rent at/for something phrasal verb if a house rents at or for an amount of money, that is how much you must pay to use it 以…的价格出租；租金为… Houses here rent for at least $1,500 a week. 这里的房子每周租金至少1,500美元。n THESAURUSto pay money to use somethingrent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etcHe rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road.They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of timeWhy don't we hire a van for the day?You can hire suits for weddings.lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time They leased the offices from an American company.The car is leased from BMW.to allow somebody to use something for moneyrent/rent something out to allow someone to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc in return for moneyShe rents the flat out to students.let/let something out to allow someone to use a room, house, building etc in return for moneySome people don't want to let rooms to foreigners.They let the house out while they were on holiday.lease/lease something out to make a legal agreement which allows a person or company to use something that you own for a fixed period of timeSanta Clara ' s Redevelopment Agency leased the existing city golf course to developers.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
rent• Do you own your home or are you renting?• He finally decided to rent a condo on the lake.• We rented a couple of movies this weekend.• Did you know you can rent a fax machine from the telephone company?• When she got to Dallas she rented a Ford convertible from the Avis desk.• He rented a further acre of land and erected five kilns, a drying floor and engine house.• Vicky put the house up for rent a month ago, but changed her mind the next day.• You rented a tuxedo for two hundred dollars? Are you crazy?• Should we rent a video tonight?• Later, they rented an apartment to other refugees in a building they own.• Many young couples rent an apartment until they've saved enough money to buy a house.• I can't afford to rent an office in this part of town.• Imagine tossing the keys to a 300-horsepower rented Corvette to a seventeen-year-old boy who likes race cars.• Instead, many fell upon him and rent him.• Of the 4,190,000 households entitled to rent rebates only 2,930,000 received them.• Beck and his wife are renting while they look for a house to buy.rent something (out) to somebody• The rent still had to be paid and it was impossible to sell the lease with so much property available.• But the rent also had to be paid.• You see, the parish owns some property which is rented very cheaply to deserving people.• The second man was Jimmy Biondo, who owned the place but no longer used it, and rented it to Jack.• Now he makes ends meet by renting rooms to students.• Slimmed workforces and dropping city office rents have seen to that.• It also provided an £80,000 rent guarantee to the landlord.• Later she got a second loan, which she used to buy a rickshaw which she rents out to the villagers.rent2 ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]BCOST the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else 房租 I pay the rent at the beginning of every month. 我每逢月初交付房租。rent of an annual rent of £8,000 每年8,000英镑的房租► see thesaurus at cost2 [countable, uncountable] especially American EnglishBBTCOST an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else 〔汽车、船等的〕租金，租用费 The rent was only $20 an hour. 每小时租金仅20美元。3 for rent available to be rented 出租，招租 Luxury villas for rent. 豪华别墅招租。4 [countable]HOLE formal a large tear in something made of cloth 〔布料上的〕破裂处，裂缝 huge rents in the curtains 窗帘的大裂缝 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + renthigh 高的Rents in the city centre are very high. 市中心的租金很高。low 低的Our workers get low rents and other advantages. 我们的工人可获得低房租及其他优待。exorbitant (=extremely high) 过高的Some landlords charge exorbitant rents. 有些房东收取过高的租金。fixed 固定的The rent is fixed for three years. 三年里房租不变。affordable (=which people can easily pay) 付得起的The government plans to provide more homes at affordable rents. 政府计划提供更多人们租得起的住房。the annual/monthly/weekly rent 年租金/月租金/周租金nOur annual rent is just over $15000.ground rent British English (=rent paid to the owner of the land that a house, office etc is built on) 地租nThere is an additional ground rent of £30 per month.na peppercorn rent British English (=an extremely low rent)The colonel let us have the cottage for a peppercorn rent.nback rent (=rent you owe for an earlier period)Mrs Carr said she is still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.nthe rent is due (=it must be paid at a particular time)The rent is due at the beginning of the week.verbspay the rent 支付租金She couldn’t afford to pay the rent. 她无力支付租金。increase/raise the rent (also put up the rent British English) 提高租金The landlord wants to put up the rent. 房东想涨租金。fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (=fail to pay your rent on time) 拖欠租金nYou could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.collect the rent 收租nHis job is to collect the rents from the tenants.the rent increases/goes up 租金上涨nThe rent has gone up by over 50% in the last two years.rent + NOUNa rent increase 租金上涨How can they justify such big rent increases? 租金涨那么多，他们怎么能说得过去？rent arrears British English (=money that you owe because you have not paid your rent) 租金欠款nThe most common debts were rent arrears.a rent book British English (=a book that shows the payments you have made in rent) 租金账本，租金登记簿Examples from the Corpus
rent• His regular commitments - rent, electricity, etc. - are £38.08 and 50p insurance.• It also established the first Crofters Commission as a permanent body empowered to fix fair rents and administer crofting legislation.• She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.• Office rents are highest in the city centre.• Meyer said the shortage of apartments and continued pressure on rents would continue for the next three years.• When they could pay rent, they did.• The group will also recommend improved access to private rented accommodation through rent deposit schemes.• Many S corporation owners are rich people on paper but can barely pay the rent.• If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.• The rent is $850 a month.• At a staggering £385 a week rent.• One resident was evicted after she withheld rent.rent3 1.x-refthe past tense and past participle of rend rend的过去式和过去分词Examples from the Corpus
rent• I had to rent a driveway across the street.• He rented a further acre of land and erected five kilns, a drying floor and engine house.• Later, they rented an apartment to other refugees in a building they own.• Imagine tossing the keys to a 300-horsepower rented Corvette to a seventeen-year-old boy who likes race cars.• Instead, many fell upon him and rent him.• Every available hotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, county gasoline pumps ran dry.• Of the 4,190,000 households entitled to rent rebates only 2,930,000 received them.• It was something connected with three students who rented their house some years ago.From Longman Business Dictionaryrentrent1 /rent/ verb1[intransitive, transitive]PROPERTY to pay a regular amount of money for the use of something such as a house or officeThe company had been renting for seven years before buying a 13,000-square-foot headquarters.Businesses can rent PCs to alleviate peak workloads.rent something from somebodyWho do you rent the shop from?2[transitive] (also rent something → out)COMMERCE to allow someone to use something in return for paymentvideo stores that rent Nintendo gamesthe lucrative business of renting out trailers and trucksrent something to somebodyA New York dealer rented an Avis car to an unauthorized driver.Many people trying to sell their second homes have decided to rent them out to tourists instead.3[transitive] especially American EnglishCOMMERCE to pay money for the use of something owned by someone else for a short period of timeSYN BrE hireTravelers prefer to rent cars with low mileage.4[intransitive]PROPERTY if a house, office etc rents at or rents for a particular amount of money, that is how much it costs to use itThe new units are renting for £350 a month or less. —rented adjective [only before a noun]living inrented accommodation→ See Verb tablerentrent2 nounPROPERTY1[countable, uncountable] money paid for the use of a house, office etcCommercial rents have decreased significantly over the last few years.2for rent available to be rentedThere is a lack of affordable housing for rent.Origin rent2 1. (1100-1200) Old French rente, from Vulgar Latin rendita, from Latin reddere; → RENDER2. (1500-1600) rendrent1 verb →n THESAURUS1rent2 noun →COLLOCATIONS1rent3LDOCE OnlineChinese
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rent1 S2 W3 /rent/ 
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1. [intransitive and transitive] to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else:
Most students rent rooms in their second year.
I’d rather have my own house than rent.
rent something from somebody
Some farmers rent their land from the council.
2. (also rent out) [transitive] to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money
SYN let British English
rent something (out) to somebody
She rents out two rooms to students.
3. [transitive] especially American English to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time
SYN hire British English:
Will you rent a car while you’re in Spain?
■ to pay money to use something
▪rent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc: He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road. | They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.
▪hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time: Why don't we hire a van for the day? | You can hire suits for weddings.
▪lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time : They leased the offices from an American company. | The car is leased from BMW.
■ to allow somebody to use something for money
▪rent/rent something out to allow someone to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equpiment, area of land etc in return for money: She rents the flat out to students.
▪let/let something out to allow someone to use a room, house, building etc in return for money: Some people don't want to let rooms to foreigners. | They let the house out while they were on holiday.
▪lease/lease something out to make a legal agreement which allows a person or company to use something that you own for a fixed period of time: Santa Clara ' s Redevelopment Agency leased the existing city golf course to developers.
rent at/for something phrasal verb
if a house rents at or for an amount of money, that is how much you must pay to use it:
Houses here rent for at least $1,500 a week.
rent2 S2 W3 noun
Language: Old French
Origin: rente, from Vulgar Latin rendita, from Latin reddere; ⇨ render
Origin: rend1. [uncountable and countable] the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else:
I pay the rent at the beginning of every month.
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an annual rent of £8,000
2. [uncountable and countable] especially American English an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else:
The rent was only $20 an hour.
3. for rent available to be rented:
Luxury villas for rent.
4. [countable] formal a large tear in something made of cloth:
huge rents in the curtains
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▪high Rents in the city centre are very high.
▪low Our workers get low rents and other advantages.
▪exorbitant (=extremely high) Some landlords charge exorbitant rents.
▪fixed The rent is fixed for three years.
▪affordable (=which people can easily pay) The government plans to provide more homes at affordable rents.
▪the annual/monthly/weekly rent Our annual rent is just over $15000.
▪ground rent British English (=rent paid to the owner of the land that a house, office etc is built on) There is an additional ground rent of £30 per month.
▪a peppercorn rent British English (=an extremely low rent) The colonel let us have the cottage for a peppercorn rent.
▪back rent (=rent you owe for an earlier period) Mrs Carr said she is still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
▪the rent is due (=it must be paid at a particular time) The rent is due at the beginning of the week.
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▪pay the rent She couldn’t afford to pay the rent.
▪increase/raise the rent (also put up the rent British English) The landlord wants to put up the rent.
▪fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (=fail to pay your rent on time) You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.
▪collect the rent His job is to collect the rents from the tenants.
▪the rent increases/goes up The rent has gone up by over 50% in the last two years.
■ rent + NOUN
▪a rent increase How can they justify such big rent increases?
▪rent arrears British English (=money that you owe because you have not paid your rent) The most common debts were rent arrears.
▪a rent book British English (=a book that shows the payments you have made in rent)
▪ cost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: The cost of running a car is increasing. | the cost of raw materials
▪price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. | the price of a plane ticket to New York
▪value the amount of money that something is worth: A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
▪charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. | bank charges
▪fee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: There is no entrance fee. | The membership fee is £125 a year. | legal fees
▪fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare. | fare increases
▪rent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.
▪rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale: Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
▪toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else:
rent something from somebody
2. (also rent out) [transitive] to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money
SYN let British English
rent something (out) to somebody
3. [transitive] especially American English to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time
SYN hire British English:
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Date: 1100-1200Language: Old French
Origin: rente, from Vulgar Latin rendita, from Latin reddere; ⇨ render
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Date: 1500-1600Origin: rend
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2. [uncountable and countable] especially American English an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else:
3. for rent available to be rented:
4. [countable] formal a large tear in something made of cloth:
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rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth 指所索取或付出的价格、费用 ：◆ a low hourly rate of pay 按小时支付的低报酬 ◆ interest rates 利率 charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services 指商品或服务的要价、收费 ：◆ an admission charge 入场费 fee ( an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organizationrather
指专业服务费、咨询费、学费、会费 ：◆ legal fees 诉讼费 ◆ an annual membership fee 年度会费 rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room 指房屋租金 NOTE In American English, rent can be used to meanrental .在美式英语中，rent 可用以表示 rental（租金） ：◆ The weekly rent on the car was over $300. 这辆汽车每周的租金是 300 多美元。 fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule 指罚金、罚款 ：◆ a parking fine 违规停车罚款 fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc. 指乘坐公共汽车、飞机、出租车等的费用 toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge 指道路、桥梁的通行费 rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time 指租金
rent or rental? 用 rent 还是 rental？
In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items userental . In American Englishrent can be used for both, butrental is still more common for other items.在英式英语中，rent 只指房屋租金，其他物品的租金用 rental。在美式英语中，rent 可指以上两种租金；但指其他物品的租金时，较常用 rental。
Patterns
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for sth(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on sthat a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…for a charge/feeto pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rentalto charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental
Renting 租房子
live in a rented/( rental propertyespecially
NAmE 住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/( flat/BrE ( apartmentespecially
NAmE 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/( a studio flat/BrE ( a studio apartment/especially
NAmE ( a bedsitBrE 租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/( a flatmate/BrE ( a roommateNAmE 找一个室友 sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 extend/renew/terminate the lease/( tenancyBrE 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/( the utilitiesNAmE 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 ( especially
BrE fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/( security depositNAmE 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东
have a flat/apartment/room ( to let/BrE ( for rentespecially
NAmE 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租 rent (out)/lease (out)/ ( BrE let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产 collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租 evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客 attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 invest in rental property/( property to let/BrE ( the buy-to-let marketBrE 投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/( (a piece of) prime real estateespecially
NAmE 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 call/contact/use ( an estate agent/BrE ( a Realtor™/NAmE ( a real estate agent/brokerNAmE 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ ( BrE put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for ( a deposit on a houseBrE 支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for ( a down payment on a house/homeespecially
NAmE 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款 make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/( repaymentsBrE also
支付每月的按揭贷款 ( BrE repossess/ ( especially
NAmE foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价 have/hold/hand over the deed/( deeds of/to the house, land, etc.especially
BrE 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
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Verbs 动词
You can hire something for a short period of time( , butBrE only
rent something for a longer period.短期租用可用 hire（仅用于英式英语），较长时间的租用则用 rent ：◆ We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. 我们可租用自行车一天来游览这城镇。 ◆ We don't own our TV, we rent it. 我们没有自己的电视机，这是租的。 In NAmE rent is always used. It is sometimes now used inBrE hire , too.美式英语总是用 rent，现在英式英语有时也用 rent 代替 hire。 The owners of a thing can hire itout for a short period( .BrE 物主短期租出某物可用 hire out（英式英语） ：◆ Do you hire out bikes? 你们出租自行车吗？ Or they can rent (out )/let (out ) a building, etc.出租房屋等可用 rent (out)/let (out) ：◆ We rent out rooms in our house to students. 我们把住宅里的房间出租给学生。 Outside a building you could see 在建筑物外可看到 ：◆ ( BrE To let 招租 ◆ ( especially
NAmE For rent 招租 To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially inNAmE * hire 亦含雇用之义，尤其在美式英语中 ：◆ We hired a new secretary. 我们雇了一名新秘书。
Nouns 名词
The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent orrental (more formal). When you hire something you pay ahire charge ( .BrE 较长时间租用的租金为 rent 或 rental（较正式）。短期租借费用为 hire charge（英式英语）。 ：On a sign outside a shop you might see 在商店外的标牌上可看到 ：◆ ( BrE Bikes for hire 出租自行车
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Verbs 动词
You can hire something for a short period of time( , butBrE only
rent something for a longer period.短期租用可用 hire（仅用于英式英语），较长时间的租用则用 rent ：◆ We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. 我们可租用自行车一天来游览这城镇。 ◆ We don't own our TV, we rent it. 我们没有自己的电视机，这是租的。 In NAmE rent is always used. It is sometimes now used inBrE hire , too.美式英语总是用 rent，现在英式英语有时也用 rent 代替 hire。 The owners of a thing can hire itout for a short period( .BrE 物主短期租出某物可用 hire out（英式英语） ：◆ Do you hire out bikes? 你们出租自行车吗？ Or they can rent (out )/let (out ) a building, etc.出租房屋等可用 rent (out)/let (out) ：◆ We rent out rooms in our house to students. 我们把住宅里的房间出租给学生。 Outside a building you could see 在建筑物外可看到 ：◆ ( BrE To let 招租 ◆ ( especially
NAmE For rent 招租 To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially inNAmE * hire 亦含雇用之义，尤其在美式英语中 ：◆ We hired a new secretary. 我们雇了一名新秘书。
Nouns 名词
The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent orrental (more formal). When you hire something you pay ahire charge ( .BrE 较长时间租用的租金为 rent 或 rental（较正式）。短期租借费用为 hire charge（英式英语）。 ：On a sign outside a shop you might see 在商店外的标牌上可看到 ：◆ ( BrE Bikes for hire 出租自行车