rent
     n 1: a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some
          property
     2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
        rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
        {rip}, {snag}, {split}, {tear}]
     3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that
        derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar
        conditions [syn: {economic rent}]
     4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
        gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rip}, {split}]
     v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we
          were abroad" [syn: {lease}]
     2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
        leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: {lease},
         {let}]
     3: 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?" [syn: {lease}, {hire}, {charter},
         {engage}, {take}]
     4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
        services [syn: {hire}, {charter}, {lease}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

rend
     v : tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
         bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rip},
          {rive}, {pull}]
     [also: {rent}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

rent
     See {rend}
Source: WordNet® 2.0