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
  • Home ownership doesn’t always mean stability, so consider these factors before deciding whether to rent or buy.
    — Maurie Backman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • New York has long been one of the most expensive places in the country to rent.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rent
Verb
  • Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Spoelstra and May became even closer when the Heat hired his son, Jack May, as a video room intern a few years ago.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hire
Verb
  • So when a new local food truck quickly leased the lot, solo style, promise refilled the air.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While working for his family's auto-leasing company, Selig became a minority investor in the Milwaukee Braves, who played at County Stadium from 1953-65 and won two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of lease
Verb
  • Jettly Jettly was designed to simplify the act of chartering a private plane.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The obvious solution to this traveling conundrum was to charter a yacht, duh.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of charter
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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