rack-renting

verb

present participle of rack-rent
as in renting

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  1. renting
  2. hiring
  3. letting
  4. leasing
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  • The duo created the app to list products before purchase to discover if others are interested in renting or owning it next.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The majority of householders in those areas still renting well into their 40s.
    — Vince Dixon, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of renting
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  • Bailey and Michael have been federally indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in connection with allegations involving the hiring process.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When spending drops, prices and wages don't quickly and flexibly adjust to keep people buying and businesses hiring.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiring
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  • Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point.
    — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
  • While the labs may argue that AI can do this better than humans could, there’s a possibility that letting AI largely grade its own homework is part of how these failures slip through.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of letting
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  • 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
  • Lower net gains in trading activities, lower lease income after the sale of its railcar-leasing business , and lower gains from equity securities weighed on the result.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of leasing
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“Rack-renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-renting. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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