rerent

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verb

To rent (something) again, especially to a new tenant.

OriginEnglish rent ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrerent (third-person singular simple present rerents, present participle rerenting, simple past and past participle rerented)

present singular third person rerents · participle present rerenting · participle past rerented · past rerented · alternative re-rent

  1. transitiveTo rent (something) again, especially to a new tenant.

    The condo owner, eager to rerent it, dropped the price to $3,500 from $3,900.

    2007 November 4, Joyce Cohen, “Ready for City Life”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishrent
  7. Englishrerent

From re- + rent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rerent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerent

MLA

“rerent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rerent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerent.

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