rack-rent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
Verb
  • To make ends meet, he’s relied on renting out part of his property, as well as cashing his monthly Social Security check.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • Homes worth more than $1 million which are rented out for most of the year would not be subject to the surcharge.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Whether they’re hired permanently or temporarily through an agency, these workers will now be covered by California’s workplace safety rules.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Vaughn Hillyard will join MSNBC as senior White House correspondent, as the network has hired a group of journalists for its team in advance of its split from Comcast and sister network NBC News.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The city of San Diego is preparing to lease its office tower at 101 Ash St. on a long-term basis, at no upfront cost, to a development team that plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to convert the property into housing for low-income families.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The site of the development is county-owned and is being leased to Strategic Realty for a dollar a year, according to Washington County Judge Patrick Deakins.
    Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Councilmembers Shana Charles and Ahmad Zahra, outspoken critics of the chartering initiative since Mayor Fred Jung raised the idea earlier this year, voted against proceeding.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
  • Lambda Nu Omega chapter (chapter chartered in Waukegan on May 27, 1977), helped to staff a water station.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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