The Clue
"La Vie Bohème" musical (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RENT
Tags
Notes
The answer RENT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
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Fissure
Lease
Let
Schism
Split
Tear
Torn
Bed check?
Budget item
Cost of living?
Cost of occupation
Digs cash?
Flat fee
Flat payment?
Landlord's due
Lessee's outgo
Lessee's payment
Let out
Monopoly payment
Monthly check
Monthly expense
Monthly mailing
Patronize Avis
Payment in Monopoly
Take a lease on
$50 Boardwalk outlay
Apartment dweller's payment
Monthly budget item
Non-homeowner's expense
Patronize Hertz or Avis
It's usually due on the first of the month
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"