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Rack Rent
see synonyms of rack rentNoun
1. rack rent
an extortionate rent
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Rack Rent
see synonyms of rack rentnoun
1.
a high rent that annually equals or nearly equals the value of the property upon which it is charged
2.
any extortionate rent
verb
3.
to charge an extortionate rent for (property, land, etc)
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Rack Rent
see synonyms of rack rent noun
1.
an excessively high rent; esp., a rent whose annual amount is equal, or almost equal, to the value of the property
verb transitive
2.
to exact rack-rent from
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Rack Rent
see synonyms of rack rentn.
Exorbitant rent.
tr.v. rack-rent·ed, rack-rent·ing, rack-rents
To exact exorbitant rent for or from.
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