rent
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8.1
- noun
- /rɛnt/
- Specialized
:
renta económica
- And so these tower companies are able to charge rent to the telecom companies.
- economic rent
- rent-seeking
- monopoly rents
So that is why rent minus mortgage payment is not cap.
- So that is why rent minus mortgage payment is not cap.
Examples
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Slightly out of the high-rent district, isn't it?
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We are seeing housing rents grow at a slower rate as well.
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But it all is a little balance between rent and the numbers.
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So what would rent be for on your own?
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I wanted to see if you have that room for rent.
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I raised my rent and I get it from my tenant.
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I keep telling my son, it pays the rent.
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They essentially want to make sure that your rent will cover all of the debt.
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How come your rent goes up but your wages don't?
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The farmers paid a portion of their crop as rent for the land they used.
Synonyms
Extra money earned from land or another resource above what is needed to keep using it
Idioms
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.2
Trying to get money without creating new value by changing rules or using power
- Formal
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9.5
To try to get money or benefits without creating new value by using power to change rules
- Archaic
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9.0
A very high amount people must pay to live in a house or use land that is unfair
- Specialized
Extra money earned from land or another resource above what is needed to keep using it
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rent in economics still comes from the idea of a 'payment', but it means the extra income a landowner gets when their land is better than others. So economic rent is the extra money above what less productive land would earn.