The Clue
Apartment payment (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RENT
Tags
Notes
The answer RENT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
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Definition
RENT as a noun:
1. a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property
2. (rip, rent, snag, split, tear) = an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
3. (economic rent, rent) = the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
4. (rent, rip, split) = the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
RENT as a verb:
1. (rent, lease) = let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
2. (lease, let, rent) = grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
3. (lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take) = 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?"
4. (rent, hire, charter, lease) = hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
REND as a verb:
1. (rend, rip, rive, pull) = tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"