pay the rent
The phrase "pay the rent" is commonly used in financial contexts and has idiomatic meanings in different cultures.
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Definition
A2Finance
(common)To provide the necessary funds to cover the cost of renting a property.
Example
- I need to pay the rent by the end of the month.
- She works two jobs to pay the rent.
B2Social Justice
(Australia, idiomatic)To contribute financially to support Indigenous communities as a form of reparation.
Example
- Many Australians choose to pay the rent to support First Nations people.
B2Colloquial
(humorous, slang)To urinate after drinking a lot of beer, humorously implying the beer is 'rented'.
Example
- After three pints, he said he needed to pay the rent.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "pay the rent":
pay the piperpay the fiddlerrack rentpay the freightpay one's duespay trainpay outpay one's own wayearn one's keeppay to playpay offpay backbuy and pay for