Land-sharking
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The speculative purchase of large amounts of land for the sole purpose of selling it at a profit. uncountable
"The main object in making Colonists pay for their land, instead of the Government giving it to them, is to prevent what is called the land-sharking system."
- 2 Any of various illegal or unethical practices around the sale or lease of land, such as criminally forcing sales, fraudulently selling land, charging exorbitant rents, etc. uncountable
""The landlords there" (Ireland), says Spenser, "most shamefully rack their rents;" so that our present generateion of rack-renters, land-jobbing companies, as well as land-sharking individuals, have a long prescription for their legalized system of plunder."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of land-shark form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The main object in making Colonists pay for their land, instead of the Government giving it to them, is to prevent what is called the land-sharking system."
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