rack-rentingn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrakˌrɛntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrækˌrɛn(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rack rent n., -ing suffix¹; rack-rent v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rack rent n. + -ing suffix¹; compare renting n.² In later use partly also < rack-rent v. + -ing suffix¹.In use as adjective partly < rack rent n. + -ing suffix², and partly < rack-rent v. + -ing suffix².

A. n.

The charging of rack rents, letting at a rack rent; (also) subjection to a rack rent.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [noun] > excessive > charging

rent-racking1612

rack-renting1663

over-renting1957

1663 E. Butterfield Let. 1 Feb. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family (1899) IV. ii. 43 I hate this rack-renting 'tis worse than usury.

1701 T. Tryon Merchant, Citizen & Country-man's Instructor 185 So soon as Navigation, Trade and Rack-Renting came on, all Trade was encouraged.

1764 T. Hartley Paradise Restored 297 Both concur in producing the same effect, viz. the rack-renting of tenants.

1798 J. Green Polit. Tracts 118 It is to be hoped, that the system of rack-renting, which has proved so prejudicial to the land, to the owner, and to the tenant, will be abolished.

1840 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. 72 46 Much alteration may be requisite in the system of rack-renting and tenancy at will.

1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin 398 Is it rack-renting..would make them popular?

1870 Times 12 Feb. 10/4 It was rack-renting and landlord injustice.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 2/1 The peasant-proprietary clauses did not work; rackrenting continued, evictions increased.

1934 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 13 July 8/4 The church..not only prohibited the taking of interest on loans, but..rack renting of land.

1969 Listener 12 June 815/3 Communism appeals to hundreds of thousands of peasants who hate corruption, rack-renting and foreign intervention.

1989 D. H. Fischer Albion's Seed 631 The cruelties of rack renting became commonplace throughout the region and evictions were widespread.

B. adj.

Esp. of a landlord: charging, or that charges, rack rents; grasping, extortionate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective]

writhinga1529

torcenous1532

bloodsucking1548

racking1576

exacting1583

extorting1598

extortious1607

sharking1608

wringing1620

exactious1630

extortionizing1630

extortionable1632

extortioninga1641

extortionous1644

extortive1646

screwing1647

extracting1654

hirudinous1654

rack-renting1779

extortionate1789

extortionary1805

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [adjective] > raised to excess > charging excessive rent

rent-racking1612

rack-renting1779

1779 E. Middleton Biogr. Evangelica I. 376 What would Latimer have said of our present rack-renting landlords, who not only do not relieve, but procure means to grind the face of, the poor?

1845 J. C. O'Callaghan Spirit of Nation 125 To throw off my rack-renting rule.

1877 Times 28 Apr. 11/1 There were rack-renting landlords in England, but nobody on that account had proposed to revolutionize the relations of landlord and tenant.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 9 Sept. 7/1 Even the most rack-renting of landlords will find..the impossibility of extortion.

1921 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 27 Dec. 6/1 Jesus..lived in a conquered country upon which profligate rulers, rack renting tax gatherers..and a horde of lesser servitors, fed fat.

1963 Winnipeg Free Press 4 Sept. 7/4 The buildings were left shabby outside by rack-renting landlords.

1991 T. Enright Day in our Life (1993) Introd. 7 The Islanders who..had resisted the old rackrenting landlords, now faced a more daunting enemy, the sealords.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rack-renting
释义	rack-rentingn.adj. Brit. /ˈrakˌrɛntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrækˌrɛn(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rack rent n., -ing suffix¹; rack-rent v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rack rent n. + -ing suffix¹; compare renting n.² In later use partly also < rack-rent v. + -ing suffix¹.In use as adjective partly < rack rent n. + -ing suffix², and partly < rack-rent v. + -ing suffix². A. n. The charging of rack rents, letting at a rack rent; (also) subjection to a rack rent. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [noun] > excessive > charging rent-racking1612 rack-renting1663 over-renting1957 1663 E. Butterfield Let. 1 Feb. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family (1899) IV. ii. 43 I hate this rack-renting 'tis worse than usury. 1701 T. Tryon Merchant, Citizen & Country-man's Instructor 185 So soon as Navigation, Trade and Rack-Renting came on, all Trade was encouraged. 1764 T. Hartley Paradise Restored 297 Both concur in producing the same effect, viz. the rack-renting of tenants. 1798 J. Green Polit. Tracts 118 It is to be hoped, that the system of rack-renting, which has proved so prejudicial to the land, to the owner, and to the tenant, will be abolished. 1840 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. 72 46 Much alteration may be requisite in the system of rack-renting and tenancy at will. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin 398 Is it rack-renting..would make them popular? 1870 Times 12 Feb. 10/4 It was rack-renting and landlord injustice. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 2/1 The peasant-proprietary clauses did not work; rackrenting continued, evictions increased. 1934 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 13 July 8/4 The church..not only prohibited the taking of interest on loans, but..rack renting of land. 1969 Listener 12 June 815/3 Communism appeals to hundreds of thousands of peasants who hate corruption, rack-renting and foreign intervention. 1989 D. H. Fischer Albion's Seed 631 The cruelties of rack renting became commonplace throughout the region and evictions were widespread. B. adj. Esp. of a landlord: charging, or that charges, rack rents; grasping, extortionate. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective] writhinga1529 torcenous1532 bloodsucking1548 racking1576 exacting1583 extorting1598 extortious1607 sharking1608 wringing1620 exactious1630 extortionizing1630 extortionable1632 extortioninga1641 extortionous1644 extortive1646 screwing1647 extracting1654 hirudinous1654 rack-renting1779 extortionate1789 extortionary1805 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [adjective] > raised to excess > charging excessive rent rent-racking1612 rack-renting1779 1779 E. Middleton Biogr. Evangelica I. 376 What would Latimer have said of our present rack-renting landlords, who not only do not relieve, but procure means to grind the face of, the poor? 1845 J. C. O'Callaghan Spirit of Nation 125 To throw off my rack-renting rule. 1877 Times 28 Apr. 11/1 There were rack-renting landlords in England, but nobody on that account had proposed to revolutionize the relations of landlord and tenant. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 9 Sept. 7/1 Even the most rack-renting of landlords will find..the impossibility of extortion. 1921 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 27 Dec. 6/1 Jesus..lived in a conquered country upon which profligate rulers, rack renting tax gatherers..and a horde of lesser servitors, fed fat. 1963 Winnipeg Free Press 4 Sept. 7/4 The buildings were left shabby outside by rack-renting landlords. 1991 T. Enright Day in our Life (1993) Introd. 7 The Islanders who..had resisted the old rackrenting landlords, now faced a more daunting enemy, the sealords. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1663
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