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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
rent-seeking is a noun meaning "(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a profit through production or trade". It carries one recorded sense.
(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a profit through production or trade
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rent-seeking come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.