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 (rather formal) 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 NOTE In 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
• to charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental

Renting 租房子

• live in a rented/ (especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
• rent/share/move into a furnished house/ (BrE) flat/ (especially NAmE) apartment 租用/合住/搬进配有家具的房屋/公寓
• rent a studio/ (BrE) a studio flat/ (especially NAmE) a studio apartment/ (BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
• find/get a housemate/ (BrE) a flatmate/ (NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
• sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署/违反租约/租赁协议/合同
• extend/renew/terminate the lease/ (BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签/终止租约
• afford/pay the rent/the bills/ (NAmE) the utilities 付得起/支付租金/账单/水电气等杂费
• (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
• pay/lose/return a damage deposit/ (NAmE) security deposit 支付/失去/退还损坏押金/保证金
• give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月/两周发出/收到离开/腾空住房的通知

Being a landlord 做房东

• have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/ (especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓/一个房间要出租
• rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租/转租公寓/房屋/房产
• collect/increase/raise the rent 收取/增加/提高房租
• evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
• attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引/寻找新的/可能的房客
• invest in rental property/ (BrE) property to let/ (BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

Buying 购买房子

• buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/ (especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子/一处房产/（一块）优质房地产
• call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/ (NAmE) a Realtor™/ (NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系/联系/任用房地产经纪人
• make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
• put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付/存钱付房屋订金
• make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付/攒钱支付买房的首付金
• apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请/商定/取得按揭/住房贷款
• (struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
• make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/ (BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
• (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

Selling 出售房子

• put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋/房产投放市场/出售/拍卖
• increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高/降低价格/要价
• have/hold/hand over the deed/ (especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有/移交房屋、土地等契约