# renting

Pronunciation: US say "REN-ting" /ˈɹɛntɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of rent. — present participle and gerund of rent
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of rent. Use it for renting happening right now or for the activity itself.
   - _They are renting office space downtown while their own building is renovated._
   - _Renting tools instead of buying them saved the contractors a lot of money._

## Noun

2. The act or instance of hiring something out, or taking it for use, in exchange for payment; a rental.
   - Simple: The act of paying to use something for a set time, or letting others use it for money.
   - _The renting of office space downtown has increased since the new firms arrived._
   - _City regulations now limit the short-term renting of private homes to tourists._

## Origin

Formed from the word "rent" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/renting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).