The Clue
Flat fee (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RENT
Tags
Notes
The answer RENT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
Related Clues
Asunder
Charter
Cleft
Lease
Let
Ripped
Schism
Split
Tear
Torn
Apartment payment
Budget item
Collector's item
Dollars for quarters
Flat payment
Hire out
Landlord's concern
Lessor's collection
Let out
Monopoly payment
Monthly bill
Monthly check
Monthly money
Overhead item
Payment in Monopoly
Suite "bread"
Tenant's burden
Tenant's obligation
Torn place
A monthly payment, usually
Tenant's monthly check
Musical with the song "Seasons of Love"
Take money for a spare room
What homeowners don't have to pay
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"