| 单词 | rent-penny |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrent-penny rent-penny n. now historical ΚΠ 1643 E. Calamy Noble-mans Patterne of True & Reall Thankfulnesse 2 It [sc. Thanks-giving] is the only rent penny which God requires for all the blessings hee bestowes upon us. a1696 P. Henry in M. Henry Life x, in M. Henry Wks. (1853) II. 737/1 Praise is our rent-penny, which we pay to our great Landlord. 2000 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 59 260 At the same time, the ‘rent-penny’—a three percent tax on rents collected for the use of buildings—was reduced to 1.5 percent. < as lemmas |
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