rent-seeking
Meanings
noun
- The attempt to profit by manipulating the economic or political environment, for example, by seeking governmental action that restricts entry into a market.
- The effort to increase one's share of wealth without doing something productive or adding value.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From rent (“a profit from possession of a valuable right”) + seeking.
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