mindmap root((租用)) hire implies the act of engaging or taking for use: we ~d a car for the summer. let suggests the granting of use: decided to ~ the cottage to a young couple. lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to the act of hiring on a lease: the diplomat ~d an apartment for a year. rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting: instead of buying a house, they decided to ~. charter applies to the hiring or letting of a public vessel or vehicle usually for exclusive use: ~ a bus to go to the game.