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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to rent ~ |
to pay money to borrow something |
I need to rent a car for a business trip. |
| 2 |
to pay board |
to pay money for lodging and meals |
They asked her to pay board in advance. |
| 3 |
to be due |
to be owing or owed, having reached the date of payment or
return |
Payment is due by the 25th of every month. |
| 4 |
to let an apartment |
to grant the occupancy or use of an apartment |
The landlord will let the apartment for $500 a month. |
| 5 |
to rent out an apartment |
to periodically pay to use or live in an apartment |
The couple is renting out an apartment in the suburbs. |
| 6 |
to sublet an apartment |
to rent a place that is already rented |
I sublet the apartment I rent when I'm on vacation. |
| 7 |
arrears |
unpaid debt |
I have to pay my arrears before the end of the year. |
| 8 |
to be straightforward |
to be direct / blunt |
He hates beating around the bush, he is always very
straightforward. |
| 9 |
to perform a credit check |
to evaluate if someone has sufficient means to cover a
payment |
The bank performed a credit check before giving me a loan. |
| 10 |
to evict someone |
to force out / to eject |
The tenant was evicted from the apartment as he didn't pay the
rent. |
| 11 |
a guarantor ~ |
a person that provides a guarantee. |
The bank will give me a loan only if I have a guarantor. |
| 12 |
a reference |
a person that recommends another one |
I got the job thanks to the references I provided. |
| 13 |
a rental agreement |
a contract that gives you the right to rent a place |
The rental agreement was signed by both the tenant and
landlord. |
| 14 |
a tenancy period |
period during which you act as a tenant |
My tenancy period runs from the 15th to the 14th of the
following month. |
| 15 |
subsidized housing |
housing offered to people with low incomes with government
assistance |
The government provides subsidized housing for people unable to
find decent housing for their themselves and families. |
| 16 |
to live rent-free |
not to pay rent |
The apartment belongs to my family so I live rent-free. |
| 17 |
to divide up ~ |
to separate into parts |
We decided to divide up the chores. |
| 18 |
a share house |
a house where unrelated people live together |
There are people of many different nationalities living in the
share house. |
| 19 |
a roommate |
a person that you live with |
The rent is expensive so I have 2 roommates to split the
rent. |
| 20 |
to put the rent up |
to raise the price of rent |
The landlord put the rent up so I might have to move or find
another job. |
| 21 |
a lessee |
a person to whom a lease is granted |
Luckily, I was able to become a lessee so I don't have to worry
about finding a new place to live anymore. |