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رانت خواري

English translation: rent-seeking

16:44 Nov 23, 2009
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: رانت خواري
I was wonderding if someone would mind providing the equivalent of "rantkhari" in English? I'd really appreciate that.
Ghodrat Hassani
Iran
Local time: 19:24
English translation:rent-seeking
Explanation:
rent seeker = رانت خوار
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Ebrahim Golavar
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5 +5rent-seeking
Ebrahim Golavar
4 +3rent-seeking
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rent-seeking


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_seeking
Also nepotism means khishavand salari


Farsilocalizer
Iran
Local time: 19:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Farzad Akmali
4 hrs
agree  Salman Rostami
11 hrs
agree  Habib Shariati
18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
rent-seeking


Explanation:
rent seeker = رانت خوار

Ebrahim Golavar
Works in field
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
3 hrs
  -> thanks a lot
agree  Farzad Akmali
3 hrs
  -> thanks a lot
agree  Salman Rostami
10 hrs
  -> thanks a lot
agree  Habib Shariati
18 hrs
  -> thanks a lot
agree  Behzad Molavi
93 days
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