vermieten
Translation
to rent out, to lease
Examples
Er vermietet seine Wohnung.
He rents out his apartment.
Die Wohnung ist jetzt vermietet.
The apartment is now rented.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to rent (sth.) out to (sb.) He rents the apartment out to a family.
Similar Words
verpachten (to lease); Antonyms: mieten (to rent from someone)
Etymology
Prefix 'ver-' (often indicating a transaction) + 'mieten' (to rent). The opposite action of 'mieten'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'ver-' as doing something 'for' someone else. You 'mieten' (rent) for yourself, but you 'vermieten' (rent out) for someone else.