rent
Because it is a word with a single syllable, rent is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofrent
- A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property.
- A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service.
- A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.
Example: "A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent."
- An object for which rent is charged or paid.
- Income; revenue.
- To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
Example: "I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year."
- To grant occupation in return for rent.
Example: "We rented our house to our son's friend for a year."
- To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.
- To be leased or let for rent.
Example: "The house rents for five hundred dollars a month."
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