rack-rents

verb

present tense third-person singular of rack-rent
as in rents

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  1. rents
  2. leases
  3. hires
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  • Surrounded by strangers Lardon lives on the same floor where former board member Anna Jesic rents an Airbnb.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • If the company rents out excess AI infrastructure, the offering could arrive quicker because customers would supply their own software.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of rents
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  • For example, Microsoft is a major investor in OpenAI, which in turn leases cloud services from the former.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • The city of Sacramento owns the airport and leases it to Sacramento County.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of leases
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  • So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The face of evil, Clemons hires him to command his army against the villagers, but Skelton is hard to control.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of hires
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“Rack-rents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rents. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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