rental

/ˈɹɛntəl/

rental noun: something that is rented.

Noun

rental (countable and uncountable, plural rentals)

Something that is rented.
- It's just a rental, so I don't need to take very good care of it.
- Furthermore, whilst we would have been pleased to have been able to give you some quoteworthy examples of men cruelly dominating the choice of video movie rentals, these simply did not appear in the diaries either.1999, David Gauntlett, Annette Hill, TV Living: Television, Culture and Everyday Life, page 158
The payment made to rent something.
- On a grass roots level we are making the film available at a nominal rental to gay organizations, student groups, and religious affiliates so that gay people and their straight friends can see GAY USA now.1977 December 17, Michael Bronski, Arthur Bressan, “Bressan's "Politics Of Celebration"”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 9
A business that rents out something to its customers.
An act of renting.
A player traded to a team with a year or less on his contract
- [When the trade deadline approaches], Everyone wants to talk about which preening millionaire is going to be shipped out of town because he can't get along with his GM, or what veteran is going to finally get a shot at a Cup, or which guy is going to a contender as a "rental." Sure, it's gossip. Is...2012, Sean Pronger, Journeyman: The Many Triumphs (and Even More Defeats) Of A Guy Who's Seen Just About Everything in the Game of Hockey

rental (not comparable)

Relating to rent.
Relating to renting.
- Deep welfare cuts and rising rents have resulted in a growing gap in many areas of the country between what help people on low incomes receive to cover their housing and what that housing actually costs in the private rental sector.2018, The Observer, The Observer view on the budget and the decade of austerity, 28 October

ভাড়া, খাজনা, খাজনার তালিকা

I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim.
The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.

plural	rentals

From rent + -al.

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What does rental mean?: Rental means something that is rented.
What is rental in Bengali?: Rental in Bengali is ভাড়া, খাজনা, খাজনার তালিকা. See Rental meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is rental?: Rental can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce rental?: Rental is pronounced /ˈɹɛntəl/.
What is the plural of rental?: The plural of rental is rentals.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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