Definitions of rent:

• noun:   the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
• noun:   a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property
• noun:   an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
• noun:   the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
• verb:   let for money

  Example: "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

• verb:   hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
• verb:   engage for service under a term of contract

  Example: "Let's rent a car"

• verb:   grant use or occupation of under a term of contract