rent-a-car

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rent-a-car

/ˈrentəˌkɑːr/ US
/ˈrɛntəˌkɑː/ UK

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Originally a trademark.

noun rent-a-cars

Synonym of rental car. However, the Government will permit […] rent-a-car operators other than Avis, to arrange for the pick-up of customers of any such operators at the Airport so that such customers may avail themselves of rent-a-cars of operators other than Avis […]
Similar: rental car

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@misc{rent_a_car_2026,
  title = {rent-a-car},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rent-a-car},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}