The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rente \Rente\ (r[aum]Nt), n. [F. See Rent income.] In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rente n 1: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity" [syn: annuity, rente]