rack-rent

verb

Definition of rack-rentnext
as in to rent

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  1. rent
  2. hire
  3. lease
  4. charter
Verb
  • Households are paying more for everything from groceries to health care to rent and mortgages.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Skip the cardboard… Really just trust me on this one and rent reusable bins from a moving company with good reviews.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rent
Verb
  • And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Cowboys brought Mike Pettine out of retirement, hiring him as a senior defensive assistant to help out Christian Parker, the team’s defensive coordinator, get this group back on track.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hire
Verb
  • Like Airpark Plaza, the shopping plaza was fully leased when Publix acquired it.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, revenue protection mode—according to the DOJ—prioritized maintaining revenue by leasing fewer apartments at higher prices.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of lease
Verb
  • The obvious solution to this traveling conundrum was to charter a yacht, duh.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Tsais chartered flights for players in 2021, which earned the team a record $500,000 league fine.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 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 21 Oct. 2026.

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