rent
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ exorbitant, high▪
The tenants were not prepared to pay the higher rents demanded.
▪ affordable, cheap, low▪ nominal, peppercorn (BrE)▪ free (esp. AmE)▪They get free rent in return for taking care of the house.
▪ fair▪ reduced▪ increased▪ rising▪Discontent resulted from sharply rising rents.
▪ fixed▪ market▪They weren't paying market rent on the properties.
▪ annual, monthly, weekly (esp. BrE)▪ initial▪The initial rent will be reviewed annually.
▪ back, unpaid▪ apartment (esp. AmE), ground (in the UK), house, housing, land, officeVERB + RENT▪ pay▪ afford▪He couldn't afford the rent by himself.
▪ be behind with, fall behind with, owe▪You put your tenancy at risk if you fall behind with the rent.
▪ charge▪The rent charged depends largely on the size and locality of the property.
▪ collect▪The landlord came around to collect the month's rent.
▪ receive▪The company receives rent on local property that it owns.
▪ fix▪The rent will be fixed at 18% of the market value of the property.
▪ increase, push up, put up (esp. BrE), raise▪The large stores have pushed up the rents in the area.
▪The new lease will put her rent up to £200 a week.
▪ calculate, determineRENT + VERB▪ be due, be payable (esp. BrE)▪The rent is due on the last day of the quarter.
▪ go up, increase, rise▪Their rent has increased from $25 200 to $28 600 a year.
▪ fallRENT + NOUN▪ money, payment▪ book (BrE)▪We gave tenants rent books.
▪ arrears (BrE)▪ levels (esp. BrE)▪They took the landlord to court over increasing rent levels.
▪ increase, rise (esp. BrE)▪ review (BrE)▪ allowance (esp. BrE), rebate (BrE), subsidy (esp. AmE)▪ control (esp. in AmE)▪ collection▪ collector, man (BrE)▪ strikePREPOSITION▪ in rent▪The company has paid out a lot of money in rent.
▪ rent for▪The rent for the house is affordable.
▪ rent from▪They earned rent from their property in London.
▪ rent on▪the rent on a factory
PHRASES▪ arrears of rent (BrE, law)▪to be liable for arrears of rent
▪ for rent (esp. AmE)▪There was a sign saying ‘Room for rent’
▪ a month's, a year's, etc. rent▪ the non-payment of rent, the payment of rent▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The movement advocated the non-payment of rent and taxes.
verb
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