rent seeking

1. 1.

   (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

   Synonymsrent-seeking

   Broadereconomic theory

   Part ofeconomics

Questions about rent seeking

What does rent seeking mean?

rent seeking means "(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".

What is another word for rent seeking?

Close synonyms include rent-seeking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.