Rack-rent Definition
răkrĕnt
rack-rents
noun
An excessively high rent; esp., a rent whose annual amount is equal, or almost equal, to the value of the property.
Webster's New World
Exorbitant rent.
American Heritage
verb
To exact rack-rent from.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Rack-rent
Noun
Singular:
rack-rent
Plural:
rack rentsOrigin of Rack-rent
From rack
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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