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    [Noun]  | "rent" | \ ˈrent \


    1: property (such as a house) rented or for rent

    2: a usually fixed periodical return made by a tenant or occupant of property to the owner for the possession and use thereof; especially : an agreed sum paid at fixed intervals by a tenant to the landlord

    3: the amount paid by a hirer of personal property to the owner for the use thereof

    Origin: 12th century ;

     Middle English rente, from Anglo-French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine of *renditus, past participle of *rendere to yield {mat|render|};

    [Noun]  | "rent" 


    1: an opening made by or as if by rending

    2: a split in a party or organized group : schism

    3: an act or instance of rending

    Origin: 1535 ;

     English dialect rent to rend, from Middle English, alteration of renden{mat|rend|};

    [Noun]  | "rent-a-car" | \ ˈrent-ə-ˌkär \


    1: a rented car

    Origin: 1935 ;

    [Noun]  | "rent-a-cop" | \ ˈrent-ə-ˌkäp \


    1: a security worker (such as a guard) who is not a police officer

    Origin: 1963 ;

    [Noun]  | "rent control" 


    1: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction

    Origin: 1916 ;

    [Noun]  | "rent strike" 


    1: a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against high rates)

    Origin: 1881 ;

    [Noun]  | "economic rent" 


    1: the return for the use of a factor in excess of the minimum required to bring forth its service

    Origin: 1889 ;

    [Verb]  | "rent" 


    1: to grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent

    2: to take and hold under an agreement to pay rent

    3: to be for rent

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "rend" | \ ˈrend \


    1: to remove from place by violence : wrest

    2: to split or tear apart or in pieces by violence

    3: to tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English rendan; akin to Old Frisian renda to tear and perhaps to Sanskrit randhra hole;

    [Noun]  | "rent" 


    1: a long deep cut;


      * e.g., " ... getting her skirt caught on a nail resulted in a four-inch rent that she couldn't possibly repair "



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    2: an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge);


      * e.g., " ... peered through the rent in the old garden wall for a glimpse of her mysterious new neighbor "



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    [Verb]  | "rent" 


    1: to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment;


      * e.g., " ... we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month "



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    2: to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum;


      * e.g., " ... will need to rent a car while we're in Europe "



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    [Verb]  | "rend" 


    1: to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it;


      * e.g., " ... the prophecy that the disaster would cause people to rend their garments in mourning "



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    [Verb]  | "rack-rent" 


    1: as in let, hire;


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    [Adjective]  | "low-rent" 


    1: of low quality;


      * e.g., " ... a store full of low-rent items "




     [ "rent" ]

    1: noun. something that is too damn high

      * e.g.,  ...  "The rent is too damn high!" - Jimmy McMillan 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: The best musical ever written. It came out in early 1996, and went to Broadway within a month. Its creator is Jonathan Larson, who died of an aneurysm the night before the first showing. Rent is the seventh longest running Broadway show ever, and closed in the September of 200 A movie was made in 2005 with all of the OBC except for Daphne Rubin Vega and Fredi Walker.

      * e.g.,  ... Rent-hater: Rent is about gay people with AIDS who sing. 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: Musical: Beautiful lyrics, beautiful characters, brilliant plot, amazing songs. The entire point of my existence. Will stay with their fans forever.

      * e.g.,  ... Musical:  

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    2: Movie: Completely ruined the Broadway show. Beautiful lyrics, ruined characters, ruined plot, ruined song. The entire bane of my existence. Will stay with their fans for all of 8 months.

      * e.g.,  ... Fangirl: Melvin Bell III signed my Santa drag last night! 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: (UK) usually young gay prostitute

      * e.g.,  ... "Any cheap rent round here, mate?" 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: a really really stupid piece of shit play/musical/movie that is obssessed over by drama nerds in every suburban high school in america. i mean honestly, its alright for girls but when i see a guy in his skin-tight black shirt with the word "rent" in spray-painted stencil, i just wanna go up to him and say "before you ask, no. i won't suck your dick, and you can't suck mine". its basically about this group of homosexuals who live together and give eachother AIDS, then they dont want to pay rent on their apartment. So if you like AIDS, gays, and transvestites, see this peice of shit. Otherwise, if you're normal, see wayne's world instead.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, my girlfriend is in drama so she made me watch rent with her last night. It sucked but she did give me head afterwards, that was the best part" 

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    1: A sucky movie based on a play every white teenager I know who lives in the suburbs thinks is spectacular. Apparently breaking a nail helps you to identify with AIDS patients.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn...I just saw Rent and I want my money back 

     [ "rent" ]

    2: Full of ridiculous dialog and okay songs, plus the most ludicrous ending ever created (raising your dead hooker friend from the grave through song)

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    3: see also pretentious ridiculous crap fest

     [ "rent" ]

    1: A pointless movie/musical in which homosexual and HIV/AIDS infected people decide they're not going to pay they're rent. They dance around and sing while they rebel about how they're not going to pay their rent.

      * e.g.,  ... I watched RENT last night but turned it off because it had no point to it. 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: worst play i have ever seen, it is right up there with stomp, cats, blue man group and any andrew loyd webber dr. suess play.

      * e.g.,  ... girlfriend: "thank you for seeing vagina monologues with me, can we see rent this weekend?" 

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    2: also, abv for parents.

      * e.g.,  ... boyfriend; "um, can we do something else?" 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: An insulting term referring someone to rent themselves as either a prostitute or a rent boy.

      * e.g.,  ... "Nick you rent" 

     [ "rent" ]

    1: rent, a movie that portrays half the known population of the world as gay, or hiv positive, and that being a sophisticated hard working, masuculine male is weird

      * e.g.,  ... watch the movie rent 

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