be for rent or hire
1for rent — phrasal : available for use or service in return for payment : to let a house for rent : for hire costumes for rent * * * for rent (orig US) To let • • • Main Entry: ↑rent …
2hire - rent - let — ◊ hire and rent If you pay a sum of money in order to use something for a short period of time, you can say that you hire it or rent it. Hire is more common in British English and rent is more common in American English. We hired a car from a… …
3rent — 1 n 1 a: a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof; esp: a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property b in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract by …
4Rent control — refers to laws or ordinances that set price controls on the renting of residential housing. It functions as a price ceiling.History of rent controls in AmericaIn the United States during World War I, rents were controlled through the efforts of… …
5rent — rent1 [rent] n. [ME < OFr rente < LL * rendita (pp. of * rendere: see RENDER), for L reddita (pecunia), paid (money)] 1. a stated return or payment for the temporary possession or use of a house, land, or other property, made, usually at… …
6rent — n. money paid for the use of property; rip, tear, laceration v. let, allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; hire, make regular payments for the use of someone else s property rend v. tear, rip, lacerate …
7for hire — for rent, for lease …
8apartment for rent — flat to hire, apartment for lease, empty apartment to let …
9rent — rent1 W3S2 [rent] v 1.) [I and T] to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else ▪ Most students rent rooms in their second year. ▪ I d rather have my own house… …
10hire — hiree, n. hirer, n. /huyeur/, v., hired, hiring, n., adj. v.t. 1. to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk. 2. to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent: to hire a limousine. 3. hire on …