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RENTAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
Synonyms:
rental; renting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rental" is a kind of...):
dealing; dealings; transaction (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities))
Domain category:
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Derivation:
rent (engage for service under a term of contract)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Property that is leased or rented out or let
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("rental" is a kind of...):
belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rental"):
car rental; hire car; rent-a-car; self-drive; u-drive; you-drive (a rented car)
sublease; sublet (a lease from one lessee to another)
Derivation:
rental (available to rent or lease)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to rent
Example:
rental charges
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
rent (a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service)
Derivation:
rent (a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Available to rent or lease
Example:
a rental car
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
rental (property that is leased or rented out or let)
Derivation:
rental (property that is leased or rented out or let)
