Renting

thumb|right|upright=1.3|A bank sign in Malawi listing the interest rates for deposit accounts at the institution and the base rate for lending money to its customers In finance and economics, interest is payment from a debtor or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum (that is, the amount borrowed), at a particular rate. It is distinct from a fee which the borrower may pay to the lender or some third party. It is also distinct from dividend which is paid by a company to its shareholders (owners) from its profit or reserve,

thumb|Notice of renting availability of a building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan thumb|Notice of renting availability at the Villa Freischütz in Meran in 1911 Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the use of a good, service or property owned by another over a fixed period of time. Typically a written agreement is signed to establish the roles and expectations of both the tenant and landlord. There are many different types; a rental agreement tends to refer to short-term rental, whereas lease refers to longer-term rental, also known as leasing.

any payment to an owner or factor of production in excess of the costs needed to bring that factor into production

installment payment method

establishment acting as a library where toys are loaned

ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property

contract used in renting

sum of money held as security for an agreement

inflated level of profit due to the monopolistic practices of an enterprise

economic theory to maximize economic gain while depleting a non-renewable natural resource

method of protest commonly employed against large landlords

subclass of fee

Economic concepts used by Karl Marx

company that focuses on leases and retail sales of furniture, electronics, appliances, and computers

legal term

thumb|Lease purchase agreement (click to view pages)

rental of furnished self-contained apartments for short periods of time