[] to regularly pay money to sb so that you can use sth that they own, such as a property, a machine, etc. 租用，租借（财产、机器等）◆rented accommodation 租来的住所◆She rents office space from a letting agency. 她从一家房屋中介租用办公场地。
[] rent sth (out) (to sb)to allow sb to use sth that you own in exchange for payment 出租；将…租给◆They rent office space to an IT company. 他们将办公场地租给一家信息技术公司。◆She wants to rent out the top floor of the building. 她想出租这栋楼的顶层。
[] () to pay money to sb so that you can use sth for a short period of time （短期）租用，租借◆We rented a car at the airport. 我们在机场租了一辆车。◆Consumers spent $3.7 billion on renting DVDs. 消费者租借 DVD 的花费为 37 亿元。
[] () to be available for sb to use if they pay a particular amount of money 以…出租；租金为◆The apartment rents for $600 a month. 这套公寓每月租金为 600 元。
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[] ◆a renter of industrial equipment 工业设备的承租人◆It's a renter's market (= rents are cheap at the moment). 那是租户市场。➡hire , lease , let