rent-seeking

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /ɹɛnt siːkɪŋ/

Noun

rent-seeking

1. (economics) The attempt to profit#Verb|profit by manipulating the economic or political environment, for example, by seeking governmental action that restricts entry into a market.

Related terms

• rent seeker

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