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low-rent Definition

low·-rent (lō′rent′)

adjective

  1. of, for, or like persons lacking education, refinement, etc.; lowbrow; coarse
  2. inferior to others of its kind; second-rate, cheap, etc. a low-rent version of Romeo and Juliet

low-rent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • housing: To solve the housing crisis the SEP proposes an emergency program of low-rent housing construction.
  • office: It turns out that the low-rent offices - or at least a minimal back office - are a key part of the Zopa proposition.
  • flat: As regards the 53 low-rent flats, we might wonder who will want to occupy flats built above a drugs treatment center.