noun, verb · informal
rent
/rent/RENT
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
money paid regularly by a tenant to a landlord (noun); to pay money to use something for a period of time (verb)
Examples
“The rent is due at the start of each month.”
“We rented a car for the weekend.”
“He can’t afford the high rents in the city centre.”
Band 8 sentence
“With demand high, monthly rents have surged, pushing many young families to the suburbs.”
Collocations
- pay the rent
- monthly rent
- rent a flat
Word family
rental noun/adjectiverenting verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
I pay money for renting my house.→I pay rent for my house.
He rented out his apartment to pay the mortgage.→He rented out his apartment to pay the mortgage.
Say it for a higher band
5pay→6fee→7+rent
Synonyms
lease
Easily confused
lease
“They signed a five-year lease on the building.”
Related words
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