What does rack rent mean?

rack rent means "an extortionate rent".

Is rack rent a common word?

rack rent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

rack rent — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an extortionate rent
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What does rack rent mean?: rack rent means "an extortionate rent".
Is rack rent a common word?: rack rent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rack rent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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