rent control

rent con·trol

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rent kuh n-trohl]
- /rɛnt kənˈtroʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rent kuh n-trohl]
- /rɛnt kənˈtroʊl/

Definitions of rent control words

noun rent control government control over the amount of rent charged, as for housing. 1
noun rent control restrictions on rent charges 1
noun rent control regulation by law of the rent a landlord can charge for domestic accommodation and of his right to evict tenants 0

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Origin of rent control

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Rent control

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rent control

rent control popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rent control usage trend in Literature

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