Meaning

noun property that is leased or rented out or let

noun the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)

adjective available to rent or lease

originEtymology tree English rent Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English rental From rent + -al.

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