Which word to use for "rent" in Spanish
Both "renta" and "aquilar" can be noun and mean "rent". Which one is used to express the noun "rent", as in "monthly rent", "the rent is..." "the landlord is collecting the rent." Gracias,
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I preffer and I grew up using "alquiler" "alquilar", "arrendar". After all, you call your tenants, "inquilinos" or "arrendatarios" I normally use the verb "rentar" when I'm are talking about money in a more general way. Declaración de renta (Declaration of Income, related to taxes), or something is "rentable" meaning that that is a good business, it is going to create good revenue. I know in Mexico "rent" is more common. I wonder if it has anything to do with the influence of English, but not really sure about it!
The landlord is collecting the rent. El arrendador está recogiendo el alquiler. (Or, the lessor is collecting the rent.)
En Chile "arriendo" (arrendar)
