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(noun) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" |
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Synonyms: rip, split |
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Related Words: tear |
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(verb) let for money; of housing |
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Synonyms: lease |
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Related Words: contract, undertake |
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(verb) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services |
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Synonyms: charter, hire, lease |
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Related Words: contract, undertake |
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(noun) a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property |
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Related Words: annuity in advance, ground rent, rack rent |
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(satellite adjective) shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind or lightning or explosive; "an old blasted apple tree"; "a tree rent by lightning"; "cities torn by bombs"; "earthquake-torn streets" |
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Synonyms: blasted, ripped, torn |
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(verb) engage in a commercial transaction; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" |
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Synonyms: charter, engage, hire, lease, take |
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Related Words: acquire, get |
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(noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants" |
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Synonyms: rip, split, tear |
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Related Words: gap, opening |
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(noun) the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions |
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Synonyms: economic rent |
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Related Words: issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield |
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(verb) grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" |
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Synonyms: lease, let |
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Related Words: give, sublease, sublet |
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