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rent vs rack rent

rack rent vs rent

rent and rack rent both are nouns.

rent is a verb but rack rent is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rent Yes No Yes No
rack rent Yes No No No
As nouns, rack rent is a hyponym of rent; that is, rack rent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rent:
  • rent: a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
  • rack rent: an extortionate rent
Other hyponyms of rent include ground rent, peppercorn rent.
rent (noun) rack rent (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something an extortionate rent
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
rent (verb) rack rent (verb)
engage for service under a term of contract
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
let for money
Difference between rent and rack rent

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