rack-rent

verb

Definition of rack-rentnext
as in to rent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
  1. rent
  2. hire
  3. lease
  4. charter
Verb
  • And even with funds, many landlords don’t want to rent to those with criminal convictions.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Göransson rented 35 bronze gongs of varying sizes and experimented with them.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of rent
Verb
  • Martinez acknowledges hiring a crew to repair her wood-frame roof.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Also Monday, Michigan hired Brown coach Mike Martin as an assistant to run the Wolverines offense.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of hire
Verb
  • Meta is also in talks with Anthropic to lease its computing power, sources told the New York Times.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • The apartments have been leasing since late 2025, but a grand opening was held recently to commemorate the opening of the development.
    — Emily Holshouser July 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
Definition of lease
Verb
  • That’s the mind-set, the mentality the Dolphins need in 2026 if this team plans to charter a new course for this franchise.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of charter
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