"rack rent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rack rents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rack rent (countable and uncountable, plural rack rents)
  1. (law, formal) The full rental value of a property, including both land and improvements, if it were subject to an immediate open market rent review. Tags: countable, formal, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-rack_rent-en-noun-xJp5APof Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: law
  2. (chiefly historical, informal) An excessive rent. Tags: countable, historical, informal, uncountable Synonyms: rack-rent, rackrent Derived forms: rack-renter
    Sense id: en-rack_rent-en-noun-wVB1GkUV

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