yield a rent

  • 1Yield — Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be …

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  • 2rent — rent1 rentability, n. rentable, adj. /rent/, n. 1. a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property. 2. a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to …

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  • 3rent — I [[t]rɛnt[/t]] n. 1) a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land or property 2) a payment made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc 3) bus the yield on a piece of land …

    From formal English to slang

  • 4rent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rente, from Anglo French, payment, income, from Vulgar Latin *rendita, from feminine of *renditus, past participle of *rendere to yield more at render Date: 12th century 1. property (as a house) rented or for… …

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  • 5yield — To give up, relinquish, or surrender. Current return from an investment or expenditure as a percentage of price of investment or expenditure. The stock dividends or bond interest paid expressed as a percentage of the current price. As to bonds or …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6rent — I. /rɛnt / (say rent) noun 1. a return or payment made periodically by a tenant to an owner for the use of land or building. 2. a similar return or payment for the use of property of any kind. 3. Economics the excess of the produce or return… …

  • 7To yield the breath — Yield Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost …

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  • 8To yield the breath up — Yield Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost …

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  • 9To yield the ghost — Yield Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost …

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  • 10To yield the ghost up — Yield Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English