verb

 

home to pay money to live in a building that someone else owns

He'll be renting an apartment until he can find a house to buy.

 

pay to use to pay money to use something for a short time

We could rent a car for the weekend.

 

receive money to allow someone to pay you money to live in your building

I rented out my house and went travelling for a year.

 

noun

 

the amount of money that you pay to live in a building that someone else owns

They couldn't afford the rent.