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plural of rack-rent n. A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. v. t. To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.

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  1. plural of rent">rack-rent n. A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. v. t. To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.