Collocation
pay rent
to give money regularly to a landlord for the right to live in a property
Definition
'pay rent' is a common English collocation. to give money regularly to a landlord for the right to live in a property
pay + rent
“I pay rent on the first of every month.”
Examples
- She pays rent by bank transfer.
- We paid rent late last month because the payment system was down.
- They have to pay rent and utilities, so money is tight.
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- He pays rent to his cousin, who owns the apartment.
- If you cannot pay rent, talk to your landlord as soon as possible.
- After losing his job, he struggled to pay rent for three months.
- You must pay rent in full before the lease can be renewed.
- The charity helped the family pay rent while they looked for work.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally