Meaning of rent in English
1. a sum of money paid by a tenant to the owner of a building or other property in return for the right to live in it or use it
My son has just found an apartment and will start paying rent on it next month.
1. pay someone for the use of something that they own
Can I rent a towel?
2. allow someone to use something that you own in return for payment
He decided to rent the house.