rents
n. C / Un. the regular payments you make to a landlord so you can live in a house or use an office. It can also mean more than one of these payments.
n. regular payments made by a tenant to a landlord in exchange for the use of property or land. Often used in the plural to refer to multiple payments or different rental prices across an area.
High rents in the city make it hard for students to live alone.
The government is considering new laws to stop landlords from raising rents by more than five percent each year.
While commercial rents in the downtown district have plummeted due to the rise of remote work, residential prices continue to climb as supply fails to meet demand.
Countable when referring to specific payment amounts or different properties; uncountable when referring to the general concept of payment for use.