rente

noun, plural rentes [rahnt] /rɑ̃t/. French.

1. revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
2. rentes. Also called rentes sur l’é·tat [rahnt syr ley-ta] /rɑ̃t sür leɪˈta/. perpetual bonds issued by the French government.

noun

1. annual income from capital investment; annuity
2. government securities of certain countries, esp France
3. the interest on such securities