Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rent seeking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: ren-t seek-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of rent-seeking.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The primary complaint leveled against financialization of economies is that much of this activity is geared towards rent seeking."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

rent-seeking

Questions

What does rent seeking mean?: Alternative form of rent-seeking.

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