rack-rent noun & verb. ['rakrɛnt] L16.
[from RACK verb¹ + RENT noun¹.]
A. noun. A very high, excessive, or extortionate rent; a rent (nearly) equal to the annual income obtainable by the tenant from the property. L16.
b. verb trans.
1. Make (a person) pay excessive or extortionate rent, or rent (nearly) equal to the annual income obtainable by the tenant from the property. M17.

2. Let (a property) at a rack-rent. L19.

■ rack-renter noun a person who pays or exacts rack-rent L17.

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