rental: Meaning and Definition of

rent•al

Pronunciation: (ren'tl), [key]
— n.
  1. an amount received or paid as rent.
  2. the act of renting.
  3. an apartment, house, car, etc., offered or given for rent.
  4. an income arising from rents received.
  5. a rent-roll.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to rent.
  2. available for rent.
  3. engaged in the business of providing rentals: a rental agency.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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