rent-a-car


Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

rent-a-car

(rĕnt′ə-kär′)
n.
1. A rented car.
2. An agency that offers cars and vans for rent.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

rent-a-car

n
(Commerce) informal another name for rental car
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rent′-a-car`



n.
1. a company that rents cars.
2. a car rented.
[1930–1935]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rent-a-car - a rented carrent-a-car - a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel"
lease, letting, rental - property that is leased or rented out or let
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

rent-a-car

n (esp US)
(also rent-a-car company or service)Autoverleih m
(= hired car)Leih- or Mietwagen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rent1

(rent) noun
money paid, usually regularly, for the use of a house, shop, land etc which belongs to someone else. The rent for this flat is $50 a week.
verb
to pay or receive rent for the use of a house, shop, land etc. We rent this flat from Mr Smith; Mr Smith rents this flat to us.
ˈrental noun
1. money paid as rent. car rental.
2. the act of renting. The rental in this area is high.
rentˈ-a-car noun
1. a company that rents cars.
2. a car rented.
ˌrent-ˈfree adverb
without payment of rent. He lives there rent-free.
adjective
for which rent does not need to be paid. a rent-free flat.
rent out
to allow people to use (a house etc which one owns) in exchange for money.

see also let.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in periodicals archive ?
ISLAMABAD -- As the general elections just around the corner, the rent-a-car companies all over the country has been witnessed an increase demand in their business as the candidates and their supporters are booking vehicles for the election campaigns.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced Wednesday it will open its milestone 10,000th location in Rockville.<br />The 2,464-square-foot facility at 702 Rockville Pike occupies a building that sat vacant for seven years and comes 61 years after Enterprise opened its first leasing office with a fleet of seven cars.<br />Rockvillenow offers eight Enterprise Rent-A-Car locations and location No.
He was supposed to pay Dh60,000 against the four-wheel-drive, but he just left the car parked in front of the rent-a-car agency, and disappeared.
18 June 2015 - US-based car rental company Enterprise Holdings has purchased the AllCar Rent-a-Car and Carpingo brands from Citiwide Auto Leasing Inc., the company said.
17 February 2015 - US-based car rental company Advantage Rent A Car has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase E-Z Rent-A-Car Group Holding, LLC, the company said on Tuesday.
Orlando, FL, April 24, 2014 --(PR.com)-- E-Z Rent-A-Car has been providing travelers with the best value in current model year rental cars and customer service since 1994.
PESHAWAR -- Three rent-a-car services were sealed in a grand operation against illegal transport business here.
Rent-A-Car Right-A-Way With the holiday season underway, many San Diego residents will travel to Los Angeles on multiple occasions to visit family and friends over the next few months, and many California visitors will fly into San Diego.
Traveling around Anchorage and Alaska is easy for out-of-state visitors and Bush residents who rely on the services of Anchorage Rent-A-Car.