n. In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc. that represent government indebtedness.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Annual income; revenue; rent; interest; specifically, in the plural, rentes (or rentes sur Vétat), sums paid annually by a government as interest on public loans; hence, the bonds or stocks on which such interest is paid.
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n. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
Word Usage
"I have soixante quinze mille livres de rente, which is fifteen thousand dollars a year in your money, and which goes much farther in France."