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    RENT SEEKING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a profit through production or tradeplay

    Synonyms:

    rent-seeking; rent seeking

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("rent seeking" is a kind of...):

    economic theory ((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))

    Holonyms ("rent seeking" is a part of...):

    economic science; economics; political economy (the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management)

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