单词 | rent-seeking |
释义 | rent-seekingor rent seek·ing[ rent-see-king ] / ˈrɛntˌsi kɪŋ / noun Economics.the act or process of using one’s assets and resources to increase one’s share of existing wealth without creating new wealth. (specifically) the act or process of exploiting the political process or manipulating the economic environment to increase one’s revenue or profits: Rent-seeking by lobbyists succeeded in obtaining favorable tariff treatment for the company’s exports. Origin of rent-seekingFirst recorded in 1970–75; (economic) rent + seeking OTHER WORDS FROM rent-seekingrent-seeker, nounWords nearby rent-seekingrentier, Renton, rent party, rent-roll, rent seck, rent-seeking, rent-stabilized, rent strike, rent table, renunciate, renunciation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rent-seeking
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