When should i use “book”? When sould i use “rent”?
For example, which one is correct?
A: How can help you? B: I want to book a limo.
A: How can help you? B: I want to rent a limo.
For me, renting a car or renting a limo is correct but in out lesson book, we used “booking limo”.
Dictionary definition of to book:
reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance
Dictionary definition of to rent
pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car
The difference is that book is in advance, rent is paying someone at the time. Booking a vehicle is reserving the use of it, and renting is paying for the use of it at the time
Generally, “booking” means scheduling an appointment, while “renting” is the act of actually doing something. So, it is possible to book a limousine and then later cancel your reservation if your plans change, but if you are now ready to hire and pay for the limousine service, then “I want to rent a limo” would be correct.
book is often used when you want to check in some place or make a reservation. It’s used as a phrasal verb.
book in (make a reservation in advance)
— I’ll book us in at the restaurant.book in (check in a hotel)
— Once we arrived, we went to the hotel and booked in.book up (reserve)
— The tickets have been booked up. We can’t fly.
rent is used when someone grants you a service or allows something to be used for a fee.
— I needed to arrive faster, so I rented out a fast car.
@hkulekci If I answered properly, feel free to accept my answer by ticking it (tick under the vote arrows) – TheBro21 56 mins ago | |||
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Literally, booking comes from the action of recording the request "in the book" so that they could plan for the upcoming rental or reservation. – Jim 18 mins ago |
we have not use any phrase, already. Maybe phrase meaning can be different, i want. – hkulekci 58 mins ago |
