The committee investigated cases of rent seeking among local firms.

The landlord demanded a rack-rent that most tenants could not afford.

After installing the specialized machinery, the firm enjoyed quasi-rent for several years despite market fluctuations.

Although the lease was formally renewed, the landlord charged only a peppercorn rent to maintain the historical arrangement.

Under the lease, any renewal would require the tenant to pay the rack rent, reflecting the full rental value of the property, including both land and improvements, as if subject to an immediate open-market rent review.

The city council faced criticism after photos surfaced showing rent-a-thugs intimidating protesters outside the meeting.

The mob boss whispered that he could get a rent-a-thug to take care of the problem.

Every election season, the same rent-a-gob pops up on daytime TV to rant and boost their profile.

When designing the chip's floorplan, the team used Rent's rule to estimate how many pins the logic blocks would require.

The historic manor carried a chief rent that required the freeholder to pay an annual sum to the local lord.