rentalrent‧al /ˈrentl/ ●●○ noun 
The price includes accommodation and car rental. Video rental is usually £3.line rental British English (=the money that you pay to use a telephone line)2[countable, uncountable] an arrangement to rent something for a period of time, or the act of doing thisrental contract/scheme/service etc Could you sign the rental agreement?3[countable] especially American English something that you rent, especially a house or car: companies that provide rentals
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- rental costs
- Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
- Card holders get special deals on car rentals and hotels.
- Ski rental is $14.
- The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.
- the pros and cons of buying a rental
- An apartment rental agency is the first stop for many shoppers.
- Claire, Mark and Babur head off to find a car rental place.
- For some people, the abandoned paperbacks they find in their rental house offer unexpected pleasures.
- Her fans can see how she has managed it in Braveworld's September 28 rental video release Family of Strangers.
- Sega did allow rentals, but charged a huge licensing fee, making them a bad deal, he said.
- Several years ago he was remodeling a garage at his West University dwelling into a rental.
- So lessees can generally expect the rental on operating leases to be higher than finance leases.
- Under the new legislation, overdue bills also can not be transferred to owners or subsequent tenants of the rental in question.
Longman Language Activatorwhat you have to pay for something
the amount of money you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time such as food and electricity: · We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.cost of: · The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.· Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.high/low cost: · The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.building/legal/transportation etc costs: · If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, or rent): · Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.cut costs (=reduce the cost of something): · IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more): · We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.running costs (=the amount of money that a business or organization regularly spends on things such as salaries, electricity, and rent): · £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
the amount of money you have to pay for something that is for sale, especially in a shop: · There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and its prices seem very reasonable.price of: · What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?high/low price: · Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price.house/food/oil etc prices: · House prices rose by around 12% in the south-east last year.charge a price: · They charge the same price for a takeaway as they do for eating in the restaurant.half price (=half the usual price): · I bought these jeans half price in a sale.reduce/cut prices: · Apple was forced to cut prices sharply, reducing its profit margin.increase/raise prices: · The Japanese have raised prices just $8 a vehicle on average.price rise (=increase in the price of something): · Experts say they expect price rises to be gradual but persistent.the asking price (=the price that someone wants for something they are selling): · The asking price for the 60-acre estate in Atlanta is $27 million.
the amount of money that you pay for a service, or for being allowed to use something: charge for: · There's no charge for telephoning the operator.bank/delivery/electricity etc charges: · If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge.admission charge (=the amount of money you must pay to go into a public place): · There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.at no extra charge (=without having to pay more): · Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge.additional charge (=an amount that is added to the usual price): · An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
the amount of money that you pay to someone for a professional service, or the amount that you pay in order to do something: fee of: · Some actors can ask a fee of around $1,000,000 a movie.charge a fee: · The doctor I saw charged a £100 fee for an initial consultation.school/legal/medical etc fees: · An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.entrance fee (=the amount of money you pay to go in somewhere): · The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.
the usual cost of a service or job: · We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.hourly/weekly/daily rate: · Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50the going rate (=the rate that people are willing to pay at the present time): · £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.fixed rate (=one that is always the same): · There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: · I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.coach/train/air etc fare: · How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?· A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.fare increases: · The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
money that you have to pay in order to drive over some bridges or roads: · You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.toll bridge/road/lane (=one that you have to pay to use): · In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
the amount of money that you pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: pay rent: · She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.high/low rent: · Office rents are highest in the city centre.put up the rent/raise the rent (=increase it): · If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
the amount of money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: · The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.car/television/video etc rental: · Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The price includes accommodation and car rental. Could you sign the rental agreement?COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable usually singular, uncountable] the money that you pay to use a car, television, or other machine over a period of timecar/television/telephone etc rental The price includes accommodation and car rental. British English (=the money that you pay to use a telephone line)
Could you sign the rental agreement?· The first video rental store in your neighborhood had a monopoly, but pretty soon every supermarket and 7-Eleven offered video rentals.· One person I know moved to a seaside town in 1982 and soon recognized the need for a video rental shop.· In the world of video rental stores, there is no sin as egregious as failing to rewind the video.
NOUN· Claire, Mark and Babur head off to find a car rental place.· A car rental company subcontracts out the repair and maintenance of its fleet, and focuses on renting.· My most vivid memory is not the accident, but my telephone call to the car rental company later that morning.· That in turn caused the car rental companies to keep their vehicles in circulation longer.· For the independent traveller, car rentals are special bargains.· The holding company manages the investments of local businessman Wayne Huizenga in, among other things, car rental companies.· The trip includes airfare, accommodation, car rental and admission tickets to the golf course for all practice and match days.
· My most vivid memory is not the accident, but my telephone call to the car rental company later that morning.· A car rental company subcontracts out the repair and maintenance of its fleet, and focuses on renting.· Leasametric has now jumped on the Tadpole bandwagon and will be an Sparcbook authorised rental company.· That in turn caused the car rental companies to keep their vehicles in circulation longer.· The holding company manages the investments of local businessman Wayne Huizenga in, among other things, car rental companies.
· Car rental firms have found it hard to increase their prices to cover these higher costs.· Agents took the vehicle identification number from the axle and within hours traced the truck to the Ryder rental firm.
· Second, actual or projected rental income may fail to materialise.· He added that rental income was sufficient to cover interest payments.· Most of the distribution fee, which can be around 30% of the film's rental income, goes to the studio.
· It will cost a flat rate of £39.99 per month, which includes line rental and installation.· Thames Valley Police forked out thousands of pounds on line rentals and calls for 60 customers after giving the company out-of-date records.· The aim of this announcement was therefore to offer packages for specific purposes all including line rental.
· But its lead could bring about a profound change in the car rental market.· In 1989, then Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley aimed to free up the rental market by abolishing rent controls.
· Space savings can also provide hard cost savings, although this, of course, depends on commercial property rental values.· They are supposed to be related to rental values, but little property is rented on a year-to-year basis.· An experienced team provides advice on rental values.· In addition the costs of the determination will remain a reasonable proportion of the rental value of the property.· Landlords were not seeking any advantage in the regulations but merely wanted to ensure that the rental value of holdings was maintained.
The price includes accommodation and car rental. Video rental is usually £3.line rental British English (=the money that you pay to use a telephone line)2[countable, uncountable] an arrangement to rent something for a period of time, or the act of doing thisrental contract/scheme/service etc Could you sign the rental agreement?3[countable] especially American English something that you rent, especially a house or car: companies that provide rentals- McCarthyism
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