hei2 zou1起租
Jyutpinghei2 zou1
Yalehéi jōu
Definition
To raise the rent or rental price.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of increasing the price of a lease agreement. While 加租 is a more general term for rent increases, 起租 often carries a slightly more active or sudden connotation, implying the landlord is initiating a new, higher rate for the next term.
Examples
The landlord says they are raising the rent next month.
They are raising the rent for that shop, are you still going to rent it?
Related words
Common phrases
landlord raises the rent
raising the rent crazily
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of 起租, which can sometimes refer to the starting date of a lease. In Cantonese, it strictly refers to the act of raising the rental price.
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