rack-rent

verb

Definition of rack-rentnext
as in to rent

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  1. rent
  2. hire
  3. lease
  4. charter
Verb
  • Saturday Night is available to rent on all digital platforms.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The Amazon licensing deal will also expand availability of A&E add-on subscriptions for Prime Video customers in the United States and Japan and extend a license for users to rent A&E shows and movies on demand via Prime Video in several countries.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of rent
Verb
  • This involves not just hiring talented individuals, but also creating a culture that nurtures their growth and empowers them to contribute at the highest level. 4.
    Brandon Dawson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 11, Mike Ditka The lowdown: Halas hired Ditka as Bears head coach in 1982, and the Hall of Fame tight end became a Bears legend for guiding the team to its only Super Bowl victory.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of hire
Verb
  • For those leasing a new vehicle, the leasing company or automaker’s financing division will typically build the cost into the agreement.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Mark Brant had a secret: The feds were after him for leasing land to a marijuana grow operation.
    M.L. Elrick, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of lease
Verb
  • The flight chartered by Texas emergency management officials last month to transport scores of migrants out of the state carried a six-figure price tag, records obtained by the American-Statesman show.
    Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • How to book While the Arlecchino can be chartered year-round by those willing to pay the (nebulous) fee, the Lombardy region rents it out twice a year for trips that are open to the public—the next of these travels from Milan to Genoa on November 3, 2024.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of charter
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