rent

adj : shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind

or lightning or explosive; "an old blasted apple tree";

"a tree rent by lightning"; "cities torn by bombs";

"earthquake-torn streets" [syn: {blasted}, {ripped}, {torn}]

n 1: a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some

property

2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a

rip in his pants" [syn: {rip}, {split}, {tear}]

3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that

derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar

conditions [syn: {economic rent}]

4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he

gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rip}, {split}]

v 1: let for money; of housing [syn: {lease}]

2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am

leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: {lease},

{let}]

3: engage in a commercial transaction; "We took an apartment on

a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a

guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {hire}, {charter}, {engage},

{take}]

4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and

services [syn: {hire}, {charter}, {lease}]