render

Render is defined as to give something to someone.

(verb)

The definition of a render is a payment for something.

(noun)

An example of render is trading a massage for plumbing work.

See render in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to give, hand over, deliver, present, or submit, as for approval, consideration, payment, etc.: to render an account of one's actions, render a bill
to give (up); surrender: to render up a city to the enemy
to give in return or requital: to render good for evil
to give (back); restore: to render back another's gift
to give or pay (something due or owed): to render thanks, render obedience
to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless
1. to give or provide (aid)
2. to do (a service)
to represent; depict; specif., to make a drawing of in perspective
to perform or interpret by performance; recite (a poem), play (music), treat (a subject, as in painting), act out (a role)
to express in other words; esp., to translate: often with into
1. to obtain by melting: to render lard
2. to melt down (fat)
to pronounce or declare (a judgment, verdict, etc.), as in a court
Masonry to apply a coat of plaster directly to (brickwork, stonework, etc.)

Origin: ME rendren < OFr rendre < VL *rendere, for L reddere, to restore < re(d)-, back + dare, to give: see date

noun

a payment, usually in goods or services, as for rent in feudal times

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See render in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ren·dered, ren·der·ing, ren·ders

To submit or present, as for consideration, approval, or payment: render a bill.
To give or make available; provide: render assistance.
To give what is due or owed: render thanks; rendered homage.
To give in return or retribution: He had to render an apology for his rudeness.
To surrender or relinquish; yield.
a. To represent in verbal form; depict: “Joyce has attempted . . . to render . . . what our participation in life is like” (Edmund Wilson).
b. To represent in a drawing or painting, especially in perspective.
Computer Science To convert (graphics) from a file into visual form, as on a video display.
Music
a. To perform an interpretation of (a musical piece, for example).
b. To arrange: rendered the composition for string quartet.
To express in another language or form; translate.
To deliver or pronounce formally: The jury has rendered its verdict.
To cause to become; make: The news rendered her speechless.
To reduce, convert, or melt down (fat) by heating.
To coat (brick, for example) with plaster or cement.