Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rent-a-car

/ˈrentəˌkɑːr/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: ren-t-a--car
IPA: /ˈrentəˌkɑːr/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of rental car.

Example Sentences

"However, the Government will permit […] rent-a-car operators other than Avis, to arrange for the pick-up of customers of any such operators at the Airport so that such customers may avail themselves of rent-a-cars of operators other than Avis […]"
"[…] rent-a-cars are returned to the airport from downtown […] Estimated distribution of rent-a-cars by number of passengers"
"These services of car leasing, rent-a-cars, and car sharing […]"

Etymology

Originally a trademark.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈrentəˌkɑːr/
British English: /ˈrɛntəˌkɑː/

Inflected Forms

rent-a-cars (plural)

Synonyms

rental car car rental hire car self-drive u-drive you-drive

Questions

How do you pronounce rent-a-car?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈrentəˌkɑːr/.
What does rent-a-car mean?: Synonym of rental car.
Where does rent-a-car come from?: Originally a trademark.

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