rent vs return

rent and return both are nouns.

rent and return both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rent	Yes	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, return is a hypernym of rent; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than rent:

rent: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
return: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Other hypernyms of rent include issue, payoff, proceeds, take, takings, yield.

rent (noun)	return (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something	the act of going back to a prior location
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	a coming to or returning home
a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service	getting something back again
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

rent (verb)	return (verb)
engage for service under a term of contract	go back to a previous state
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract	be restored
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services	go back to something earlier
let for money	answer back
	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
	pass down
	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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