renting
Paying for use
Renting is paying for temporary use of something owned by another—an apartment, a car, equipment.
The term covers both sides of the transaction: a tenant renting from a landlord, or a landlord renting to a tenant.
We're renting until we can afford to buy.
She's been renting out the spare room.
Rented unit in building
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- flatLacking vertical variation
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
townhouse · duplex · sublet · roommate · lease · deposit · utilities · furnished
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- termsConditions of an agreement
- durationLength of existence
- monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle
annual · renewal · termination · deposit · clause · notice · fixed-term · periodic
Short-term rental service
- short-termOf limited duration
- furnishedProvided with necessities
- timeshareJointly owned vacation property
- villaStately country residence
cabin · cottage · chalet · guesthouse · homestay · host · listing · availability
Devices for doing work
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
jackhammer · excavator · forklift · drill · saw · sander · pressure-washer · dumpster
apartment
Rented unit in building
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- flatLacking vertical variation
- studioCreative professional's workspace
condominium · townhouse · duplex · sublet · roommate · lease · deposit · utilities · furnished · unfurnished
agreement
Shared position between parties
monthly · annual · renewal · termination · deposit · clause · notice · fixed-term · periodic · binding
Airbnb
Short-term rental service
- short-termOf limited duration
- furnishedProvided with necessities
- timeshareJointly owned vacation property
villa · cabin · cottage · chalet · guesthouse · homestay · host · listing · availability · checkout
tools
Devices for doing work
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
compressor · jackhammer · excavator · forklift · drill · saw · sander · pressure-washer · dumpster · tent
car
Wheeled motor vehicle
motorcycle · scooter · sedan · convertible · pickup · camper · RV · limousine · mileage · insurance
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- car experiencesdriving, parking, commuting, car wash, road trip
- sharinggiving, lending, borrowing, donating, swapping
- letting outsubletting, emitting, screaming, yelling, bellowing
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- Money Choicesinvesting, saving, spending, borrowing, lending