From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rent
n 1: a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an
owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or
service
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
rip, rent, snag, split, tear]
3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that
derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar
conditions [syn: economic rent, rent]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip,
split]
v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we
were abroad" [syn: rent, lease]
2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
let, rent]
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
[syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]