# rental (economic)

an exchange where a thing is given for use in return for cost during time

- Computed level: L16 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: economic  ·  Arena: rental

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [exchange](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-exchange.trade), [cost](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cost.economic), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application), [given](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-given.premise), [return](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-return.movement)

**Through:** exchange.trade transfers the thing for use while cost.economic sets the price and time.dimension limits the duration

**Novel properties:**
- temporary transfer of use rights
- obligated return of the thing
- payment for duration of use

## Examples
- In 2023, WeWork sublet 12 floors of New York's Hudson Yards for $50M annually after overexpanding. *(economics)*
- The Hubble Space Telescope receives orbital adjustments every few years to counter atmospheric drag. *(engineering)*
- Farmers in Punjab lease tractors from cooperatives for 15 days per harvest season at ₹2,000 per day. *(everyday life)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rental.economic*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rental.economic.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*