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rack rent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rent |
Examples of rack rent
rack rent
At present, from sixty to eighty per cent of the soil of Palestine is held in great estates, by absentee landowners, who rack-rent a miserable peasantry.
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The 1520s appear to have been the point at which the rent increases became extreme, with complaints of rack-rent appearing in popular literature, such as the works of Robert Crowley.
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Tidy a closet, or buy or rent a coat rack to put in a hall or bedroom.
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