It's when you pay someone to borrow something for a while, then return it to them. The idea is that you don't have to pay full price for something you'll only use maybe once, and the person renting it out will recoup losses by loaning it to multiple people.

[So the problem is that Dirk knows a lot of City Life theory and not a lot of City Life practice.]

Hang on. I need to check Alt-Universe Google.

[He does however know that google is a saving grace. He can't read anything on the computers, but he can figure out the interface enough to put it on voice-reader and input voice commands to get the information they need.]

Alright. I think I have directions to one.