rental
pronunciation
How to pronounce rental in British English:
UK [ˈrentl]
How to pronounce rental in American English:
US [ˈrentl]
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- Noun:
- property that is leased or rented out or let
- the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
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- Adjective:
- available to rent or lease
- of or relating to rent
Word Origin
- rental (n.)
- mid-14c., "rent roll;" late 14c., "income from rents," from Anglo-French rental, Medieval Latin rentale; see rent (n.1) + -al (2). Meaning "amount charged for rent" is from 1630s; that of "a car or house let for rent" is from 1952, American English.
Example
- 1. Just as housing prices ease , rental prices jump .
- 2. Determining the rental potential can be tricky .
- 3. Is it time to consider buying some rental housing ?
- 4. At first they slept in a rental van .
- 5. The recent illegal uploads may have undercut the rental effort .