rent
/rent/noun
उच्चारण रेन्ट
किराया
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an amount of money that you regularly pay so that you can use a house, flat or piece of land
किराया
- She pays rent every month.
- The landlord has raised the rent again.
- The rent for this flat is twelve thousand rupees a month.
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- He could not pay the rent on time.
- The landlord has asked for three months' rent in advance.
- Rent is high in big cities like Mumbai.
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[T] ~ sth (from sb) | ~ sth (out) (to sb)
to regularly pay money to somebody so that you can use something that they own; to allow somebody to use something that you own in exchange for money
किराये पर लेना या देना
- They rented a flat near the coaching centre.
- Radhika rented a bicycle to explore the old fort.
- We rent a house in the old part of the city.
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- The college rents rooms to out-of-town students.
- Farmers can rent tractors by the day.
- She rented out her spare room to a student.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
rent (n) + for / of + thing
Rent is the money you pay regularly, and it is uncountable in this sense. Say 'the rent for the flat' or 'the rent of the flat'; avoid 'rents' for one house.
'Rent' नियमित रूप से दिया जाने वाला किराया है और इस अर्थ में uncountable है। एक मकान के लिए 'rents' न लिखें।
- The rent for this flat is ten thousand rupees a month.
- Radhika pays her rent on the first of every month.
rent sth (from sb) / rent sth (out to sb)
Rent is used both for the person who pays and the person who receives. Use from for the owner, and rent out for letting your own property.
'Rent' का प्रयोग किराया देने वाले और लेने वाले, दोनों के लिए होता है। मालिक से लेने के लिए from, और अपनी संपत्ति देने के लिए 'rent out' आता है।
- We rented a flat from Mr Gupta.
- He rents out the ground floor to students.
be for rent / to rent / on rent
A notice saying 'For rent' or 'To let' means the place is available. 'On rent' is common in Indian English for something taken on hire.
'For rent' या 'To let' का नोटिस बताता है कि स्थान किराये के लिए खाली है।
- There is a shop for rent near the bus stand.
- They live in a house on rent.
rent + amount + a month / per month
The amount is followed by a month, per month or monthly. No s is added to the amount when it is used as an adjective.
राशि के बाद a month, per month या monthly आता है।
- The room costs four thousand rupees a month in rent.
- We pay a monthly rent of six thousand.
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verb + rent
payowecollectraisewaive
- The landlord has raised the rent again this year.
adjective + rent
highmonthlyunpaidreasonableannual
- The students found a room at a reasonable rent.
rent + noun
agreementreceiptcontrolallowancedeposit
- Please keep the rent receipt for your tax records.
rent + particle
outa cara flata roomequipment
- We rented a car for the trip to Jaipur.
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- Radhika could not afford the rent, so she moved to a cheaper area.
राधिका किराया नहीं दे सकती थी, इसलिए वह सस्ते इलाके में चली गई।
- The landlord has refused to reduce the rent after the lockdown.
मकान मालिक ने lockdown के बाद किराया घटाने से मना कर दिया है।
- Many students rent a room near the college.
कई विद्यार्थी कॉलेज के पास एक कमरा किराये पर लेते हैं।
- He rents out his tractor to neighbouring farmers during the sowing season.
वह बुवाई के मौसम में अपना ट्रैक्टर पड़ोसी किसानों को किराये पर देता है।
- The rent is due on the fifth of every month.
किराया हर महीने की पाँच तारीख को देय है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We have taken a flat in rent.
✓ We have taken a flat on rent.
The correct phrase is on rent (or for rent), not in rent.
सही प्रयोग 'on rent' (या 'for rent') है, 'in rent' नहीं।
✗ The rents of this room is five thousand.
✓ The rent of this room is five thousand.
Rent for one place is uncountable and takes a singular verb with no plural s.
एक कमरे का किराया uncountable है, इसलिए 'rent' पर s नहीं लगता और verb singular आती है।
✗ He hired a house from the owner.
✓ He rented a house from the owner.
Hire is used for short-term use of a vehicle, hall or worker; a house or flat is rented.
'Hire' गाड़ी, हॉल या कर्मचारी के अल्पकालिक उपयोग के लिए है; मकान या flat के लिए 'rent' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Rent, hire and lease all involve paying to use something, but they differ in what and how long.
तीनों में किसी चीज़ का उपयोग करने के लिए पैसे दिए जाते हैं, पर वस्तु और अवधि में अंतर है।
Paying regularly to use a house, room or equipment for a period.
मकान, कमरे या उपकरण के लिए नियमित भुगतान करके उपयोग करना।
- We rent a flat near the station.
Paying to use something for a short time, or to employ a person.
थोड़े समय के लिए कुछ उपयोग करना, या किसी व्यक्ति को काम पर रखना।
- They hired a bus for the wedding.
A formal long-term contract to use land or a building.
ज़मीन या इमारत के उपयोग का औपचारिक दीर्घकालिक अनुबंध।
- The company took the building on a ten-year lease.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homonym: rent (literary) also means a large tear in cloth.
Homonym: rent (साहित्यिक) का अर्थ कपड़े में बड़ा चीरा भी है।
§Grammar and usage
British English: rent a house or flat (pay to live in it); let a house (allow somebody to live in it for rent: 'house to let'); hire a car or bicycle for a short time.
British English में rent a house या flat (रहने के लिए किराया देना); let a house (किराये पर किसी को रहने देना: 'house to let'); थोड़े समय के लिए कार या साइकिल hire करना।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The person who pays rent is a tenant; the owner who receives it a landlord (or landlady); a person who rents a room in somebody's house a lodger.
किराया देने वाला tenant (किरायेदार); किराया लेने वाला मालिक landlord (या landlady); किसी के घर में कमरा किराये पर लेने वाला lodger।