n 租金(contracted payment made at regular intervals for the use of the property of another)[C，U]：pay/owe the monthly (three weeks')～付/欠月租(三个星期的租金);be(one month) behind with～欠(一个月的)租;pay a high/heavy/low/moderate～for farming land 缴付很高/沉重/很低的/适中的地租;collect/lower/put up/raise the～收/降低/提高/提高租金;～in kind/in money 以实物/现金支付的租金;a house for～出租的房子;live in a room free of～住在免租的房间里;let a room at a～of ￡20 a week 以每周20英镑的租金出租一个房间;How much～do you pay for a plane? 你租架飞机要付多少租金? a～book/agreement/collector 租金登记簿/租赁协定/收租人;〖同〗payment，fee;

v (1)租赁(occupy or use (another's property) in return for regular payment)[T+n，T+n+prep (from)]：～a room/a cottage/a car/a colour TV(from Mrs Smith)(向史密斯夫人)租一房间/小屋/汽车/彩色电视机;Do you own or～your house? 你的房子是自己的还是租的?〖同〗lease;

(2)出租(grant the use of (one's own property)in return for regular payments)[T+n，T+n+prep(to)，T+n+adv(out)，D+n+n]：～several other houses/this land (to sb) 把另外几处房子/这块土地出租(给某人);a store that～s out bicycles 一家出租自行车的店铺;～out the upstair room at ￡30 a month 以每月30英镑的租金出租楼上的那个房间;Will you～me that boat? 你能把那条船租给我吗? 〖同〗let;

(3)租金为(be for rent)[I+prep(at/for)]：Rooms～at ten dollars a day. 房间租金为每天10美元。This farm～s for $500 a year.(AmE) 这个农场的年租金为500美元。

→′rentable adj 可出租的;可得租金的;′rental n 收入或缴付的租金;租赁;

【辨异】rent与let和hire的区别见HIRE。