ALL meanings of rack-rent
rack-rent
R r - noun rack-rent Also, rack rent. rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property. 1
- verb with object rack-rent to exact the highest possible rent for. 1
- verb with object rack-rent to demand rack-rent from. 1
- noun rack-rent a high rent that annually equals or nearly equals the value of the property upon which it is charged 0
- noun rack-rent any extortionate rent 0
- verb rack-rent to charge an extortionate rent for (property, land, etc) 0
- noun rack-rent an excessively high rent; esp., a rent whose annual amount is equal, or almost equal, to the value of the property 0
- verb transitive rack-rent to exact rack-rent from 0