le
masculine
/lwa.je/
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Translation
rent
Word origin
From Latin locarium ('rent, payment for the use of a place'), from locare ('to let out, to place'), from locus ('place'). The same root gave English local and locate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- locarium
- English cognates
- local, locate, location
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralloyers
Examples
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We have to pay the rent before the end of the month.
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My rent has gone up a lot this year.
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The rent on this apartment is too expensive.
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She is looking for an apartment with a lower rent.
partageons .
We share the rent between friends.
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