rent seekingglossary / RENT-SEEKING rent-seeking, n. Economic behavior motivated by an incentive to overproduce goods that will yield a return greater than the cost of production. • The term is often used in the field of law and economics. See RENT(4). 词条贡献者 译员何巍,毕业于欧洲一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与生命科学有关的法律文件。