rent-seeking

Noun
  1. (economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a profit through production or trade (synset 106005013)
    is a type of: economic theory - (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
    is a part of: economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    same as: rent seeking

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