rent-seeking (English, noun)
expansion: rent-seeking (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The attempt to profit by manipulating the economic or political environment, for example, by seeking governmental action that restricts entry into a market.
tags: uncountable
glosses: The effort to increase one's share of wealth without doing something productive or adding value.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: rent seeking
tags: alternative