rent

家賃、賃料

他人の家や土地、物を使うために定期的に払うお金。

やさしい英語で： Money you pay regularly to use a home, land, or something that belongs to another person.

• My rent is due tomorrow.
• They raised the rent last year.
• Does the rent include electricity?

使い方： rent for/on something (The rent for this apartment is expensive.)

類義語： rental payment

よく使う表現： pay rent, monthly rent, rent for something, weekly rent

経済的レント

他人が自由に得られない価値ある権利を持つことで得る追加収益。

やさしい英語で： Extra money earned because you control a valuable right that others cannot freely obtain.

• The license gives its owner a steady rent.
• Economists studied the rents earned by firms with exclusive rights.
• Limited competition allows the company to collect economic rent.

類義語： economic rent

よく使う表現： economic rent, monopoly rent

借りる、賃借する

料金を払って一定期間、物を借りて使うこと。

やさしい英語で： If you pay to use something for a limited time, you do this.

• We rent a small apartment.
• She rented a bike for the afternoon.
• Can we rent a car at the airport?

使い方： rent something from someone (We rent our car from a local company.)

類義語： hire

よく使う表現： rent a car, rent an apartment, rent a bike

賃借する、借りる

建物に住んだり働いたりするため、所有者に定期的に料金を払うこと。

やさしい英語で： To pay an owner regularly so you can live or work in their building.

• We rent a house near the station.
• He rented an office above a shop.
• How long have you rented this apartment?

使い方： rent something from someone (They rent a flat from my aunt.)

類義語： lease

よく使う表現： rent a house, rent a flat, rent an office

貸す、賃貸する

定期的な料金と引き換えに、自分の建物を他人に使わせること。

やさしい英語で： To let someone use your building in exchange for regular payments.

• We rent our cottage to tourists.
• He rented out the upstairs apartment.
• Do you rent rooms to students?

使い方： rent something to someone (She rents her spare room to a student.); rent out something (They rent out their house every summer.)

類義語： let, lease out

よく使う表現： rent something out, rent a room