Definition of rental noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rental

noun

/ˈrentl/

(also rent especially in North American English)
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the amount of money that you pay to use something for a particular period of time
- Telephone charges include line rental.
Extra Examples
- The phone bill gives a breakdown of the cost of the line rental and of calls.
- the broadband package includes 6 months free line rental
- The weekly rental on the car was over £200.
Topics Houses and homesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- monthly
- weekly
- …
rental + noun
- company
- terms
- charge
- …
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[uncountable] the act of renting something or an arrangement to rent something
- the world’s largest car rental company
- (especially North American English) a rental car
- a minimum rental period of three months
compare hire
Extra Examples
- a coupon for a free movie rental
- The local rental market is booming.
Topics Houses and homesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- monthly
- weekly
- …
rental + noun
- company
- terms
- charge
- …
See full entry
[countable] (especially North American English) a house, car or piece of equipment that you can rent
- ‘Is this your own car?’ ‘No, it's a rental.’
Topics Houses and homesc1

Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, or from Anglo-Latin rentale, from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.

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