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  • noun Plural form of rental.

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Examples

  • In Europe, BMW AG has a car-sharing venture called DriveNow that offers customers short term rentals in the Munich auto maker's luxury cars, and has established a $100 million venture fund to invest in companies developing alternatives to traditional car ownership, or technology to help people get around in congested cities.

    Nobody Likes an Idle Car; It Could Be Making Money Joseph B. White 2011

  • The firm would use proprietary software to track the availability of short-term rentals and match it with the needs of clients.

    And the Most Innovative Entrepreneur Is...‬ Sarah E. Needleman 2011

  • With 272 city destinations around the world, including Argentina, South Africa, India and China, this site focuses on short-term rentals that enable you to live like a local.

    One Fine Stay in London 2011

  • Short-term rentals in 184 countries range from staying in single bedrooms in someone's home while they're there, to absolutely jaw-dropping luxury lofts and penthouses you get all to yourself.

    One Fine Stay in London 2011

  • From a business standpoint, they were on to something as this dreadful piece of schlock netted over $350,000,000 worldwide (plus another $70,000,000 in rentals).

    Top 10 Worst Live-Action Cartoon Adaptations » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • They were in rentals anyway, so … Read Morethey get to live in the 750K house for a few years and then move back to the rental with a supposed boat load of money.

    Matthew Yglesias » On So-Called “Irresponsible” Borrowers 2009

  • BMW launched DriveNow in Europe for short-term rentals.

    Nobody Likes an Idle Car; It Could Be Making Money Joseph B. White 2011

  • Anticipated vacancy rate for multifamily rentals is 5% at any point in time so SHA is doing pretty well ktstine

    Puget Sound Sees 50 Percent Decline in New Households « PubliCola 2010

  • Then Señora Gaspar hired him to work the morning shift at the video store, checking in rentals, cleaning, replenishing the stock of candy bars and popcorn.

    Alba 2009

  • Then Señora Gaspar hired him to work the morning shift at the video store, checking in rentals, cleaning, replenishing the stock of candy bars and popcorn.

    Alba 2009

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