ren·talBrE/ˈrentl/NAmE/ˈrentl/noun (also rentespecially inNAmE) [U, C, usually sing.]theamountofmoneythatyoupaytousesthforaparticularperiodoftime租金◆Telephonechargesincludelinerental. 电话费包括线路租用费。ratecharge ⬥ fee ⬥ rent ⬥ fine ⬥ fare ⬥ toll ⬥ rental
These are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for sth.以上各词均指所收取或付出的费用。
rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth指所索取或付出的价格、费用：◆a low hourly rate of pay按小时支付的低报酬◆interest rates利率
charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services指商品或服务的要价、收费：◆an admission charge入场费
fee(ratherformal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization指专业服务费、咨询费、学费、会费：◆legal fees诉讼费◆an annual membership fee年度会费
rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room指房屋租金NOTEIn American English, rent can be used to mean rental.在美式英语中，rent 可用以表示 rental（租金）：◆The weekly rent on the car was over $300.这辆汽车每周的租金是 300 多美元。
fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule指罚金、罚款：◆a parking fine违规停车罚款
fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.指乘坐公共汽车、飞机、出租车等的费用
toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge指道路、桥梁的通行费
rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time指租金
rent or rental?用 rent 还是 rental？
In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items.在英式英语中，rent 只指房屋租金，其他物品的租金用 rental。在美式英语中，rent 可指以上两种租金；但指其他物品的租金时，较常用 rental。
Patterns
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for sth
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on sth
at a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…
for a charge/fee
to pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental