rack-rent

[ rak-rent ]

/ ˈrækˌrɛnt /

noun

Also rack rent . rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property.

verb (used with object)

to exact the highest possible rent for.

to demand rack-rent from.

Origin of rack-rent

First recorded in 1600–10

OTHER WORDS FROM rack-rent

rack-renter, noun

Words nearby rack-rent

rack off, rack one's brain, rack out, rack rail, rack railway, rack-rent, rack saw, rack up, rackwork, raclette, racon

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Example sentences from the Web for rack-rent

He and his successors contracted to pay a full or rack-rent of xijd.
A History of Giggleswick School|Edward Allen Bell
Will they rack-rent their tenants in such a manner as to deprive them of the means of improving the estate?
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
There is the same system of rack-rent in the one as in the other, and the same uncertainty in the rate of the Government demand.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II|William Sleeman
Another common term is found in the word Head-rent, of which Gladstonians know no more than of Rack-rent.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Thus, how miserable is the condition of the peasants in Russia, of the Irish "rack-rent" tenants!
Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century|Werner Sombart

British Dictionary definitions for rack-rent

rack-rent

noun

a high rent that annually equals or nearly equals the value of the property upon which it is charged

any extortionate rent

verb

to charge an extortionate rent for (property, land, etc)

Derived forms of rack-rent

rack-renter, noun

Word Origin for rack-rent

C17: from rack 1 (sense 12) + rent 1

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单词	rack-rent
释义	rack-rent [ rak-rent ] / ˈrækˌrɛnt / noun Also rack rent . rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property. verb (used with object) to exact the highest possible rent for. to demand rack-rent from. Origin of rack-rent First recorded in 1600–10 OTHER WORDS FROM rack-rent rack-renter, noun Words nearby rack-rent rack off, rack one's brain, rack out, rack rail, rack railway, rack-rent, rack saw, rack up, rackwork, raclette, racon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rack-rent He and his successors contracted to pay a full or rack-rent of xijd. A History of Giggleswick School\|Edward Allen Bell Will they rack-rent their tenants in such a manner as to deprive them of the means of improving the estate? Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)\|Thomas Hart Benton There is the same system of rack-rent in the one as in the other, and the same uncertainty in the rate of the Government demand. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II\|William Sleeman Another common term is found in the word Head-rent, of which Gladstonians know no more than of Rack-rent. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) Thus, how miserable is the condition of the peasants in Russia, of the Irish "rack-rent" tenants! Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century\|Werner Sombart British Dictionary definitions for rack-rent rack-rent noun a high rent that annually equals or nearly equals the value of the property upon which it is charged any extortionate rent verb to charge an extortionate rent for (property, land, etc) Derived forms of rack-rent rack-renter, noun Word Origin for rack-rent C17: from rack 1 (sense 12) + rent 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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