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paying someone else's mortgage in exchange for the freedom to leave.
means a recurring payment for temporary use of something you don't own, usually shelter.
from from old french 'rente,' meaning a payment or income yielded, itself from latin 'reddere' — to give back. the idea of giving back for use is ancient; medieval tenants rendered crops or coin to landowners for the privilege of not being homeless.
global statover a billion people worldwide rent housing
etymology twist'rent' once meant a torn split, unrelated coincidence
landlord mathaverage lease locks you in longer than most marriages last
equity truthyou build zero equity, only someone else's