: low in character, cost, or prestige
low-rent thugs
a low-rent movie
a low-rent literary form
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a store full of low-rent items
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She's hired various private investigators to find out her true identity, but only the low-rent Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson) is still on the case.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
These free or low-rent apps often have huge numbers of installs.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Why do your first interview looking like you’re crammed into a low-rent diner?
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
But none targeted the rise of Nazism in Berlin during 1929 and 1930 using a low-rent nightclub as a metaphor for apathy.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
These free or low-rent apps often have huge numbers of installs.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Why do your first interview looking like you’re crammed into a low-rent diner?
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
But none targeted the rise of Nazism in Berlin during 1929 and 1930 using a low-rent nightclub as a metaphor for apathy.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rent. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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