- rent strike
- `rent ,strike noun counta period of time during which people refuse to pay rent for the place where they are living in order to protest against something
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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rent strike — n: a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against high rates) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. rent strike … Law dictionary
rent strike — n an occasion when all the people living in a group of houses or apartments refuse to pay their rent, as a protest against something … Dictionary of contemporary English
rent strike — rent′ strike n. cvb an organized refusal by tenants to pay rent, as in protest over inadequate services • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
Rent strike — A rent strike is a method of protest commonly employed against large landlords. In a rent strike, a group of tenants come together and agree to refuse to pay their rent en masse until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord. This can be … Wikipedia
rent strike — noun : a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against poor service) * * * a temporary, organized refusal by tenants, as of an apartment building, to pay their rent, as in protest over inadequate services. [1960 65] * * * rent… … Useful english dictionary
rent strike — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rent strike : singular rent strike plural rent strikes a period of time during which people refuse to pay rent for the place where they are living in order to protest against something … English dictionary
rent strike — noun Date: 1964 a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against high rates) … New Collegiate Dictionary
rent strike — a temporary, organized refusal by tenants, as of an apartment building, to pay their rent, as in protest over inadequate services. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
rent strike — noun (C) a time when all the people living in a group of houses or apartments refuse to pay their rent, as a protest against something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rent strike — An organized undertaking by tenants in which rent is withheld until grievances between landlord and tenants are settled … Black's law dictionary
