Meaning Of The Word Rack-rent
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What's The Definition Of Rack-rent?
rack-rent in American English
an excessively high rent; esp., a rent whose annual amount is equal, or almost equal, to the value of the property to exact rack-rent from noun: rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property transitive verb: to exact the highest possible rent for rack-rent in British English noun: a high rent that annually equals or nearly equals the value of the property upon which it is charged verb: to charge an extortionate rent for (property, land, etc) |
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