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low-rent
low-rent (lō′rĕnt′)adj. Informal 1. Having inexpensive rent: a low-rent apartment.2. Of low social status or moral character: "Steve Buscemi ... may play low-rent, amoral types—hit men, weasels, snivelers—but ... he's more complicated than that" (Richard Leiby).3. Lacking taste or refinement: a low-rent television drama.low-rent adj informal cheap and inferior: low-rent films. low′-rent′
adj. Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement. [1955–60] Translationslow-rent
low-rent1. Literally, not costing much to rent. Typically used before a noun. There is a serious shortage of low-rent accommodation in the city, which has led to a homelessness crisis unlike anything we've seen before. The university is converting some of its derelict properties into low-rent offices and studio apartments.2. Very cheap or inferior in quality. You can tell these toys are just low-rent knockoffs of the original. The studio became infamous for pumping out low-rent horror films several times a year.3. Having low moral and social standards. He planned the whole operation, then hired a couple low-rent goons to do the dirty work for him. What does some low-rent junkie like you know about an honest day's work?low rent1. n. a low person; someone without grace or spirit. (Also a rude term of address.) Look, low rent, where is what you owe me? 2. mod. cheap; unfashionable. This place is strictly low rent. See also: low, rent |