The government and debt counsellors believe it is too easy to rack up large numbers of loans.
»The company's dozen vehicles rack up 144,000 miles a year.
»He'll rack up $10,000 in bonus money.
rack sth up into sth »Try to rack these small returns up into modest but consistently positive returns.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
rack — rack1 [ræk] n [Sense: 1 3,5 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: rec frame ] [Sense: 4; Origin: Old English wrAc unhappiness, punishment ] 1.) a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things ▪ a wine rack ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
rack — 1 noun (C) 1 a frame or shelf, usually with bars or hooks, for holding things on: The dishes are on the plate rack. | a magazine rack see also: luggage rack, roofrack 2 the rack a piece of equipment used in the past to make people suffer severe… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rack up something — ˌrack ˈup sth derived (especially NAmE) to collect sth, such as profits or losses in a business, or points in a competition • The company racked up $200 million in losses in two years. • In ten years of boxing he racked up a record 176 wins.… … Useful english dictionary
rack your brain(s) — phrase to try very hard to remember something or to solve a problem I’ve racked my brain, but I just can’t remember his name. Thesaurus: to memorize something, or to try to remember somethingsynonym Main entry: brain * * * rack your ˈbrain( … Useful english dictionary
rack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ display, storage ▪ cooling, drying ▪ bicycle, bike (informal), coat, luggage … Collocations dictionary
sob — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great ▪ little, small ▪ loud ▪ quiet … Collocations dictionary
rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… … Financial and business terms
rent — Regular payments to an owner for the use of some leased property. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. rent rent 2 noun PROPERTY 1. [countable, uncountable] money paid for the use of a house, office etc: • Commercial rents have decreased… … Financial and business terms
sale — noun 1 act of selling sth; occasion when things are sold ADJECTIVE ▪ quick ▪ The price is low to ensure a quick sale. ▪ illegal ▪ the illegal sale of alcohol ▪ art … Collocations dictionary
magazine — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new, old ▪ full colour/full color, glossy ▪ illustrated ▪ bimonthly, monthly, quarterly … Collocations dictionary
