quasi-rent

noun

The income earned, in excess of post-investment opportunity cost, by a sunk cost investment.

OriginEnglish rent ← Latin quasī̆ ← Proto-Italic *sei →
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Meanings

nounquasi-rent (plural quasi-rents)

plural quasi-rents

  1. economicsThe income earned, in excess of post-investment opportunity cost, by a sunk cost investment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Englishrent
  14. Englishquasi-rent

From quasi- + rent.

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APA

quasi-rent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-rent

MLA

“quasi-rent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-rent. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasi-rent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-rent.

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