· a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

Hypernym(s): annuity_in_advance

· an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

Synonym(s): rip, snag, split, tear

Hypernym(s): opening, gap

· the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

Synonym(s): economic_rent

Hypernym(s): return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

· the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

Synonym(s): rip, split

Hypernym(s): tear

· let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

Synonym(s): lease

Hypernym(s): contract, undertake

· grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

Synonym(s): lease, let

Hypernym(s): give

· engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

Synonym(s): lease, hire, charter, engage, take

Hypernym(s): get, acquire

· hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

Synonym(s): hire, charter, lease

Hypernym(s): contract, undertake

· tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

Synonym(s): rip, rive, pull

Hypernym(s): tear, rupture, snap, bust