Definition of rack-rent

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rack-rent (r

) KEY

NOUN:

Exorbitant rent.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
rack-·rent·ed, rack-·rent·ing, rack-·rents

To exact exorbitant rent for or from.

ETYMOLOGY:
From rack¹

OTHER FORMS:
rack-renter(Noun)

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