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rentable, a.|ˈrɛntəb(ə)l|
[f. rent v.1 + -able.]
a. Liable to pay rent.
b. That may be rented, or let out for rent.
1648Hexham, Rentbaer, He that is subject to pay Rent, or Rentable. 1727Bailey vol. II, Rentable, that may be rented. 1886Pall Mall G. 29 Nov. 3/1 All that is rentable on the..estate is the work of the tenants.
Hence rentaˈbility: spec. (see quot. 1964).
1818–60Whately Commpl. Bk. (1864) 13 It is the rent (or rather the rentability) that makes the price high. 1922W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 4) I. ii. 107 These changes should not, in the long run, seriously affect the rentability of the forest industry. 1964Financial Times 3 Mar. 5/2 Rentability is the ratio of an undertaking's profits to its capital. 1976F. Zweig New Acquisitive Society ii. iii. 107 Public enterprise..is also supposed to achieve productivity and rentability. |