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Landlordism

Landlordism meaning

An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants. | A specific variation or implementation of such a system. | The actions and behavior of a landlord.

Example sentences (2)

If companies can make money by sweating assets, including through various forms of financial engineering and landlordism that do not rely directly on the labour of their own workers, the power of levers like strike action is drastically reduced.

The landlordism of large land owners has been the most rewarded of all political services.