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rack-rent
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rack-rent, n.
A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
rack-rent, v. t.
To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant. [1913 Webster]
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rack-rent
Receipt
N receipt, value received, money coming in, income, incomings, innings, revenue, return, proceeds, gross receipts, net profit, earnings, accepta, avails, rent, rent roll, rental, rentage, rack-rent, premium, bonus, sweepstakes, tontine, pension, annuity, jointure, alimony, palimony, pittance, emolument, receiving, received, profitable.For further exploring for "rack-rent" in Webster Dictionary Online