rack-renting

verb

present participle of rack-rent
as in renting

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  1. renting
  2. hiring
  3. letting
  4. leasing
Verb
  • Rice reported renting a residence and listed $39,241 in nonexempt personal assets, according to the documents.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The district projects about $3,000 in cash and nearly $1,000 in expenses, including renting a post office box, maintaining its rudimentary website and buying supplies for outreach and education events, such as handouts and volunteer shirts.
    — Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of renting
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  • The fresh data arrived at a delicate moment for the central bank, where policymakers are weighing a rate increase that could help tackle inflation but risks a slowdown in hiring.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The new funding will go toward hiring and expanding into public works and sanitation.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of hiring
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  • Instead of letting surplus power go unused, a growing class of thermal energy storage systems is exploring an unusually simple solution—heating sand.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In a superfluid, quantum mechanics coordinates the way different atoms move, letting the liquid flow with no friction at all.
    — Matthew von Hippel, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of letting
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  • Apartments are available for leasing now or in the near future on the Aladdin’s website.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • If the owner refuses to stop short-term leasing the unit after facing fines, the association may file a declaratory lawsuit seeking a court order to cease violations of the governing documents.
    — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of leasing
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“Rack-renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-renting. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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