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the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions 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?" grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" |
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