rent-freeadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛntˈfriː/, U.S.

/ˌrɛntˈfri/

Forms: see rent n.¹ and free adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rent n.¹, free adj.

Etymology: < rent n.¹ + free adj.

Exempt from payment of rent.Formerly usually in predicative use; now also frequently attributive, esp. designating property occupied (as a concession or benefit) without payment of rent.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [adjective] > liable to pay rent > exempt from payment of rent

mail-free1471

rent-free1556

rentless1850

grace and favour1886

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 107 Men maye dwell rentfree [L. gratis] in an others house.

1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 239 On the said East side of Monks well street be proper Almes houses..wherein be placed 12. poore and aged people rent free.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 499 Almes-houses for twenty poore widowes to dwell in rent free.

1699 E. Ward London Spy I. viii. 12 He hates Peace in his Neighbourhood; and looks upon it that he sits Rent-free.

1726 G. Berkeley Let. in Wks. (1871) IV. 130 I prefer his having it rent-free to a rent of twenty pounds.

1779 G. W. Beekman Let. 24 Apr. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) III. 1324 You May Then have my half one year Rent Free.

1839 I. Fitzgerald Let. 15 May in G. N. Ray Lett. W. M. Thackeray (1945) I. 383 It would be a great anxiety off one's mind to know one was living rent free.

1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 66 It was most reasonable..that, where the salary was partly paid by a rent-free house, the officer should pay the tax on that house.

1941 H. Brighouse Hallowed Ground in Best One-act Plays 46 I wouldn't live in a Council flat if you gave it me rent-free.

1989 I. Taylor George Eliot (1990) ix. 117 The most he was prepared to do was offer Chrissey rent-free accommodation in one of the pokey little labourer's cottages he had inherited.

1999 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 May 16/1 Hull hit the headlines last month when it offered teachers rent-free housing on the town's largest estate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rent-free
释义	rent-freeadj. Brit. /ˌrɛntˈfriː/, U.S. /ˌrɛntˈfri/ Forms: see rent n.¹ and free adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rent n.¹, free adj. Etymology: < rent n.¹ + free adj. Exempt from payment of rent.Formerly usually in predicative use; now also frequently attributive, esp. designating property occupied (as a concession or benefit) without payment of rent. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [adjective] > liable to pay rent > exempt from payment of rent mail-free1471 rent-free1556 rentless1850 grace and favour1886 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 107 Men maye dwell rentfree [L. gratis] in an others house. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 239 On the said East side of Monks well street be proper Almes houses..wherein be placed 12. poore and aged people rent free. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 499 Almes-houses for twenty poore widowes to dwell in rent free. 1699 E. Ward London Spy I. viii. 12 He hates Peace in his Neighbourhood; and looks upon it that he sits Rent-free. 1726 G. Berkeley Let. in Wks. (1871) IV. 130 I prefer his having it rent-free to a rent of twenty pounds. 1779 G. W. Beekman Let. 24 Apr. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) III. 1324 You May Then have my half one year Rent Free. 1839 I. Fitzgerald Let. 15 May in G. N. Ray Lett. W. M. Thackeray (1945) I. 383 It would be a great anxiety off one's mind to know one was living rent free. 1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 66 It was most reasonable..that, where the salary was partly paid by a rent-free house, the officer should pay the tax on that house. 1941 H. Brighouse Hallowed Ground in Best One-act Plays 46 I wouldn't live in a Council flat if you gave it me rent-free. 1989 I. Taylor George Eliot (1990) ix. 117 The most he was prepared to do was offer Chrissey rent-free accommodation in one of the pokey little labourer's cottages he had inherited. 1999 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 May 16/1 Hull hit the headlines last month when it offered teachers rent-free housing on the town's largest estate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1556
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