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Definition of rental noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rental

noun
 
/ˈrentl/
 
/ˈrentl/
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  1. (also rent especially in North American English)
    [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the amount of money that you pay to use something for a particular period of time
    • Telephone charges include line rental.
    Extra Examples
    • The phone bill gives a breakdown of the cost of the line rental and of calls.
    • the broadband package includes 6 months free line rental
    • The weekly rental on the car was over £200.
    Topics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • annual
    • monthly
    • weekly
    rental + noun
    • company
    • terms
    • charge
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the act of renting something or an arrangement to rent something
    • the world’s largest car rental company
    • (especially North American English) a rental car
    • a minimum rental period of three months
    compare hire
    Extra Examples
    • a coupon for a free movie rental
    • The local rental market is booming.
    Topics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • annual
    • monthly
    • weekly
    rental + noun
    • company
    • terms
    • charge
    See full entry
  3. [countable] (especially North American English) a house, car or piece of equipment that you can rent
    • ‘Is this your own car?’ ‘No, it's a rental.’
    Topics Houses and homesc1
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, or from Anglo-Latin rentale, from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.
See rental in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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