/ Dictionary / Index R rental: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rent•al Pronunciation: (ren'tl), [key] — n. an amount received or paid as rent. the act of renting. an apartment, house, car, etc., offered or given for rent. an income arising from rents received. a rent-roll. —adj. of or pertaining to rent. available for rent. engaged in the business of providing rentals: a rental agency. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rental (Thesaurus) rent-a-car rental collection Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language