collocation · informal
rent a flat
/rent ə flæt/RENT a FLAT
Band 4-5speakingtask1
To pay money to live in an apartment that you do not own.
Examples
“When I moved to the city I had to rent a flat for the first year.”
“It's cheaper to rent a flat with friends than to live alone.”
“They decided to rent a flat near the university.”
Band 8 sentence
“After finishing university I rented a flat in the city centre to be close to job opportunities.”
Collocations
- rent a flat with friends
- rent a flat near the university
Word family
rent verb / nounflat noun
Common mistakes
rent flat→rent a flat
hire a flat→rent a flat
Say it for a higher band
5rent flat→6rent an apartment→7+rent a flat
Synonyms
rent an apartment
Easily confused
rent an apartment
“I decided to rent an apartment in New York for the summer.”
share a flat
“We share a flat to save money on rent.”
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