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RENT/rent/

You rent a flat when you pay to live in someone else’s home. Rent a car, pay the rent (noun). Borrow is free and usually short. In British English, hire is common for cars and tools for a short time; rent is the usual verb for housing.

Meaning

To pay money to use something that belongs to someone else.

Examples

• “They rent a small flat.”
• “How much do they rent the room for?”
• “We might rent bikes for the weekend.”

Good to know

rent a flat / pay the rent. Free and short: borrow. Short hire of cars/tools: hire.

Near in meaning

hire

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