Meanings
rent-free1
adjectiverent-free (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a rent payment.
adverbrent-free (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout paying rent.
I can't believe he was able to stay there for three months rent-free before they caught on.
rent-free2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecomplimentary; without payment of rent
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Origin
rent-free · adjective, adverb
- Englishrent
- Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*priHós
- Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*friu
- Old Englishfrēo
- Englishrent-free
rent-free · interjection
Ellipsis of live rent-free in someone's head.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali লাখেরাজ
- লাখেরাজ (lakheraj)on which no rent is payable
Finnish vuokraton, vuokratta
- vuokratonon which no rent is payable
- vuokrattawithout paying rent
German mietfrei
- mietfreion which no rent is payable
Scottish Gaelic saor o mhàl, saor o mhàl
- saor o mhàlon which no rent is payable
- saor o mhàlwithout paying rent
Swedish hyresfri
- hyresfrion which no rent is payable
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APA
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“rent-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rent-free. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rent-free,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rent-free.
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