French word

relouer

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəlue/

Meaning

  • verbrent again

Example

Je vais relouer cet appartement.

I am going to rent this apartment again.

Illustration for relouer (rent again)

More examples

Je préfère relouer mon logement plutôt que de déménager.

I prefer to rent my home again rather than move.

Core concept

A familiar apartment returns to the same tenant under a new lease.

Common phrases

  • relouer son logement

    rent one's home again

  • relouer une place en colocation

    rent a room in shared housing again

Similar words

louer: Pay to rent a home or object for a set period.
emménager: Move into a new home and begin living there.
habiter: Live in a particular place.
déménager: Move from a current home to another place.

Definition in French

Conclure à nouveau un contrat de location pour un logement déjà occupé auparavant, en se plaçant du point de vue du locataire.

Word origin

Relouer combines the prefix re- with louer, a verb descended through Old French from Latin locare, meaning to rent again.

Usage tips

  • From a landlord's perspective, relouer can also mean to rent a property out again, so the tenant's role may need explicit context.

Other meanings

  • rent out againverb

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