low-rent

[ loh-rent ]

/ ˈloʊˈrɛnt /

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adjective

Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement.

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Origin of low-rent

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby low-rent

low-priced, low profile, low-quality, low-rate, low relief, low-rent, low-res, low-resolution, lowrider, lowriding, low-rise

How to use low-rent in a sentence

And actual vote-buying is a pretty low-rent form of corruption anyway.
Undo Citizens United? We’d Only Scratch the Surface|Jedediah Purdy|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is not some low-rent gossip columnist or celebrity stalker.
How Palin Haters Help Palin|Matt Latimer|September 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Low-rent” as in he works out of a strip mall and gets business through cheesy TV ads.
Breaking Bad's Scene-Stealing Dirtbag|Josh Gajewski|May 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Good land at a high rent is always better than poor land at a low rent; the average profit per acre on 5s.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler

If such a man has a long lease at a low rent, he may be overwhelmed in debt, and leave his land in very bad condition.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin
I am compelled to believe that in the old period the peasants enjoyed their little holdings at a very low rent.
Disturbed Ireland|Bernard H. Becker
There are also tenants of small colonial farms, at a low rent, and having many advantages.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight
Through the generosity of Mrs. Frances Lang, of whom they were leased, a comparatively low rent was paid.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI|Various

British Dictionary definitions for low-rent

low-rent

adjective

informal cheap and inferiorlow-rent films

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