list renting

British

noun

the practice of renting a list of potential customers to a direct-mail seller of goods or to the fundraisers of a charity

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To catch your piscine prize, consider an opportunity not offered at any other lake on this list: renting a 14-foot fishing boat either hourly or for the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

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