hire - rent - let — ◊ hire and rent If you pay a sum of money in order to use something for a short period of time, you can say that you hire it or rent it. Hire is more common in British English and rent is more common in American English. We hired a car from a… … Useful english dictionary
hire — n *wage or wages, pay, salary, stipend, fee, emolument hire vb Hire, let, lease, rent, charter are comparable when they mean to take or engage something or grant the use of something for a stipulated price or rate. Because some of these words are … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rent — rent1 [rent] n. [ME < OFr rente < LL * rendita (pp. of * rendere: see RENDER), for L reddita (pecunia), paid (money)] 1. a stated return or payment for the temporary possession or use of a house, land, or other property, made, usually at… … English World dictionary
let — [v1] allow accredit, approve, authorize, be big*, cause, certify, commission, concede, enable, endorse, free up, give, give leave, give okay, give permission, grant, have, hear of, leave, license, live with, make, permit, sanction, sit still for* … New thesaurus
hire out — index let (lease), rent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Saxon hūria hire Date: before 12th century 1. a. payment for the temporary use of something b. payment for labor or personal services ; wages 2. a. the act or an instance of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rent — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a tenant s periodical payment to an owner or landlord for the use of land or premises. 2 payment for the use of a service, equipment, etc. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) take, occupy, or use at a rent (rented a cottage from the… … Useful english dictionary
let — let1 W1S1 [let] v past tense and past participle let present participle letting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(allow)¦ 2¦(not stop something happening)¦ 3 let go 4 let somebody go 5¦(suggest/offer)¦ 6 let s see 7 let me think … Dictionary of contemporary English
rent — rent1 rentability, n. rentable, adj. /rent/, n. 1. a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property. 2. a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to … Universalium
hire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rental, employment; fee, remuneration. v. rent, lease; employ, engage. See commission, price. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To employ] Syn. engage, sign up, draft, obtain, secure, take into one s employ,… … English dictionary for students
