rental fee; rent; hire charge
Refers to the money paid for renting or hiring something, such as equipment, a vehicle, or a space. Not typically used for real estate rent (家賃 is more common for that).
The rental fee for a bicycle is 500 yen per day.
The hire charge is high, so it might be cheaper to buy it.
Standard spelling with okurigana, clearly indicating the reading.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used.
Compound of 借り (kari, 'borrowing') and 賃 (chin, 'fee, wages'). The reading かりちん is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 借りる and the on'yomi of 賃.