rack-rent

verb

Definition of rack-rentnext
as in to rent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
  1. rent
  2. hire
  3. lease
  4. charter
Verb
  • Photoshop started the digital image manipulation revolution more than 30 years ago, and Adobe's groundbreaking application continues to be the best photo editing software money can buy (or rent, to be more precise).
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Key to the trend's success was a glut of shared bikes, which can be rented for as little as $1.95 a month.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of rent
Verb
  • While not all 23 companies have announced their hiring plans, these facilities are expected to support nearly 30,000 new jobs, with projects mostly in the U.S. Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest.
    James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
  • In this newsletter…Intel’s Gaudi disappointment…Prime Video gets AI…OpenAI and Anthropic hiring news…Sleep pays…and nuclear setbacks.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hire
Verb
  • Either way, the battery wasn't included in the purchase price but was leased from Renault.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Under the amendment, the land could be leased or sold by the school board, and proceeds would go to the Franklin County Board of Education General Fund.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of lease
Verb
  • However, the Harris-Walz campaign also chartered a Mitsubishi CRJ-200ER charter jet plane for her and Walz to campaign, which can be tracked and mapped.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Princeville is the oldest town chartered by African Americans in the country.
    Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of charter
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