Definitions for rack-rent
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rack′-rent`(n.)
rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property.
Webster Dictionary
Rack-rent(noun)
a rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent
Rack-rent(verb)
to subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant
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