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单词 rack-rent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rack-rent  (rak′rent′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Also, rack′ rent′. rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property.

v.t. 
  1. to exact the highest possible rent for.
  2. to demand rack-rent from.
  • 1600–10
rack′-rent′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rack-rent n
  1. a high rent that annually equals or nearly equals the value of the property upon which it is charged
  2. any extortionate rent
 vb
  1. to charge an extortionate rent for (property, land, etc)
Etymology: 17th Century: from rack1 (sense 12) + rent1

ˈrack-ˌrenter n
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