payoff vs rent
rent vs payoffpayoff and rent both are nouns.
payoff is not a verb while rent is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| payoff | Yes | No | No | No |
| rent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
rent is a hyponym of
payoff; that is, rent is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
payoff:
- payoff: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- rent: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
Other hyponyms of payoff include
economic rent, payback.
| payoff (noun) | rent (noun) |
|---|---|
| a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something |
| the final payment of a debt | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart |
| payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
| the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions |
| payoff (verb) | rent (verb) |
|---|---|
| engage for service under a term of contract | |
| grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | |
| hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | |
| let for money |
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