Word Study
rental
CIDE DICTIONARY
rental, n. [LL. rentale, fr. renta. See Rent income.].
- A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll. [1913 Webster]
- A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten thousand dollars a year. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rental, n.
1 the amount paid or received as rent.
2 the act of renting.
3 an income from rents.
4 US a rented house etc.
1 the amount paid or received as rent.
2 the act of renting.
3 an income from rents.
4 US a rented house etc.
Idiom
rental library US a library which rents books for a fee.
Etymology
ME f. AF rental or AL rentale (as RENT(1))
THESAURUS
rental
bareboat charter, chambers, charter, flat, hire, hiring, lease, lend-lease, let, lodgings, quitrent, rack rent, rent, rent charge, rent-roll, rooms, sublease, subrent, suite, tenementROGET THESAURUS
rental
Receipt
N receipt, value received, money coming in, income, incomings, innings, revenue, return, proceeds, gross receipts, net profit, earnings, accepta, avails, rent, rent roll, rental, rentage, rack-rent, premium, bonus, sweepstakes, tontine, pension, annuity, jointure, alimony, palimony, pittance, emolument, receiving, received, profitable.For further exploring for "rental" in Webster Dictionary Online