rent — 1 n 1 a: a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof; esp: a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property b in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract by … Law dictionary
contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… … Law dictionary
CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
rent — [n1] fee paid for use, service, or privilege hire, lease, payment, rental, tariff; concept 329 Ant. purchase rent [n2] opening, split breach, break, chink, cleavage, crack, discord, dissension, division, faction, fissure, flaw, fracture, gash,… … New thesaurus
rent — Consideration paid for use or occupation of property. In a broader sense, it is the compensation or fee paid, usually periodically, for the use of any rental property, land, buildings, equipment, etc. At common law, term referred to compensation… … Black's law dictionary
rent — Regular payments to an owner for the use of some leased property. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. rent rent 2 noun PROPERTY 1. [countable, uncountable] money paid for the use of a house, office etc: • Commercial rents have decreased… … Financial and business terms
Rent-A-Center — NOTOC Infobox Company company name = Rent A Center company company type = Public (Nasdaq|RCII) foundation = Dallas, Texas, USA (1986) location = Plano, Texas, USA slogan = We make it easy to make it your own key people = Mark Speese, Chairman and … Wikipedia
rent insurance — A contract of insurance indemnifying the insured owner or lessor of premises against loss of rent under certain specified conditions, such as the premises becoming untenantable because of fire or other casualty. Anno: 17 ALR2d 1228. A species of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Rent (film soundtrack) — Infobox Album Name = Rent (Original motion picture soundtrack) Type = Soundtrack Artist = Rent Released = Start date|2005|09|23|df=no Recorded = 2004 2005 Genre = Musical, Soundtrack Length = Label = Producer = Rob Cavallo Reviews = Last album =… … Wikipedia
Rent assessment committee — A rent assessment committee is a tribunal in England and Wales set up under the rent acts [s. 65 Rent Act 1977 and Sch. 10] whose main task is to assess fair and market rents of properties referred to it.There is a statutory right of appeal to… … Wikipedia