From formal English to slang. 2014.
rental — rent‧al [ˈrentl] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] FINANCE payment made for the use of a car, equipment etc for a period of time: • The first month s rental on every pager is free of charge. 2. [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE an arrangement by… … Financial and business terms
Rental — Rent al ( al), n. [LL. rentale, fr. renta. See {Rent} income.] 1. A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll. [1913 Webster] 2. A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten thousand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rental — index rent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rental — mid 14c., “rent roll;” late 14c., “income from rents;” see RENT (Cf. rent) + AL (Cf. al) (2). Meaning “amount charged for rent” is from 1630s; that of “a car or house let for rent” is from 1952, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
rental — ► NOUN 1) an amount paid or received as rent. 2) the action of renting. 3) N. Amer. a rented house or car. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or available for rent … English terms dictionary
rental — [rent′ l] n. [ME < Anglo Fr < ML rentale] 1. an amount paid or received as rent 2. an income from rents received 3. a house, apartment, car, etc. offered for rent 4. the act of renting adj. of, in, or for rent … English World dictionary
rental — I UK [ˈrent(ə)l] / US noun Word forms rental : singular rental plural rentals * [countable/uncountable] an amount of money that you pay for renting something such as a house, vehicle, or piece of equipment a) [uncountable] the process of renting… … English dictionary
rental — [[t]re̱nt(ə)l[/t]] rentals 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, with supp The rental of something such as a car or piece of equipment is the activity or process of renting it. We can organise car rental from Chicago O Hare Airport. ...Scotland s largest… … English dictionary
rental — rent|al1 [ rentl ] noun * count or uncount an amount of money that you pay for renting something such as a house, vehicle, or piece of equipment a. uncount the process of renting something: car/TV rental rental of: rental of conference rooms b.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rental — rent|al [ˈrentl] n 1.) [C usually singular, U] the money that you pay to use a car, television, or other machine over a period of time car/television/telephone etc rental ▪ The price includes accommodation and car rental. ▪ Video rental is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rental — noun 1 (countable usually singular) the money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: 20 of this telephone bill is for line rental. 2 (C, U) an arrangement by which you rent something: TV rentals | rental costs | a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
