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rents 1 of 2

noun

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plural of rent

as in slits

a long deep cut getting her skirt caught on a nail resulted in a four-inch rent that she couldn't possibly repair

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as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) peered through the rent in the old garden wall for a glimpse of her mysterious new neighbor

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rents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rent

as in leases

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

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as in hires

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

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Having security leaders who are not in-house could create vulnerabilities or gaps in security, which could stifle organizations’ strategies and leave them open to attacks.

Jeffrey Wheatman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024

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