low-rent

adjective

ˈlō-ˈrent How to pronounce low-rent (audio)
Synonyms of low-rentnext
: low in character, cost, or prestige
low-rent thugs
a low-rent movie
a low-rent literary form

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Examples of low-rent in a Sentence

a store full of low-rent items
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And the podcast and YouTube stuff feels low-rent compared to everything else on the platform. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Grandma’s old sewing machine is in here, plus a treadmill, a wedding arch, years of tax returns in boxes, and, hanging down from the ceiling, a sheet of sheer red fabric from back when Maribeth ran her low-rent puppet theatre, Hands Within. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 Nick the Lounge Singer in the duo’s channeling of over-the-top low-rent showbiz glitz. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 Although the visual quality throughout is strictly low-rent, the arresting opening and closing sequences reflect the visual panache of Spike Jonze, who produced. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-rent

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of low-rent was in 1957

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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rent. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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