Part of the overhead.

The answer

RENT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RENT answer page.

Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 1978; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for RENT

Every other clue in this collection answered by RENT, most used first.

• Lease - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Monthly expense - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Landlord's due - used 69 times, most recently in 2023
• Tenant's payment - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Monopoly payment - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Torn - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Budget item - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Monthly payment - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Flat fee? - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Payment to a landlord - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• "Seasons of Love" musical - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Let - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Tenant's expense - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Landlord's income - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Apartment payment - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Monthly bill - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
• Cost of living? - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Tenant's fee - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Tear - used 31 times, most recently in 2009
• Flat rate? - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Dollars for quarters - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Monthly payment, for many - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
• Fissure - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Split - used 17 times, most recently in 2009
• Schism - used 16 times, most recently in 2000
• 1996 Tony-winning musical - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
• Lease payment - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Let out - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Flat payment - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Hire - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Tenant's monthly payment - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Landlord's collection - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Monthly budget item - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Monthly expense for many - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Musical based on "La Boheme" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• It's overhead - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Budget amount - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Monthly outlay - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Flat bread? - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Jonathan Larson musical - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Apartment expense - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Check for quarters? - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• "La Vie Boheme" musical - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Landlord's charge - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Monthly check - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Office expense - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Pay for a pad - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• 1996 Tony winner - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Best Musical of 1996 - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• "I'll Cover You" musical - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Lease subject - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Lessee's payment - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Pay to borrow - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Ripped - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Big budget item - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Cost of occupation - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Cost of tenancy - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Get a flat - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Housing cost - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Monthly money - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Musical set in Manhattan's East Village - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Overhead item - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Payment in Monopoly - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Studio figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Tenant's obligation - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Tony-winning musical - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Usage fee - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Utilize and return - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Part of Q.E.D. - ERAT, used 477 times
• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times

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