ground rent

noun

the rent at which land is let to a tenant either for a long term or perpetually.

Origin of ground rent

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby ground rent

ground-plane aerial, ground plate, groundplot, ground plum, ground provisions, ground rent, ground robin, ground rod, ground row, ground rule, ground rule double

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Example sentences from the Web for ground rent

Robert imagined that he was magnifying matters, in order to lessen any possible demand of ground-rent.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
We forbid the payment of interest as little as we "forbid" the undertaker's profit or the landlord's ground-rent.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka
I bought one of these houses, subject to the ground-rent, and moved into it as soon as finished.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete|William T. Sherman
Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
The Abbatial Crosier|Eugne Sue

For this he received £2 10s., and his ground-rent was reduced from 13d.
Shakespeare's Family|Mrs. C. C. Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for ground rent

ground rent

noun

law the rent reserved by a lessor on granting a lease, esp one for a long period of years

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单词	ground rent
释义	ground rent noun the rent at which land is let to a tenant either for a long term or perpetually. Origin of ground rent First recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby ground rent ground-plane aerial, ground plate, groundplot, ground plum, ground provisions, ground rent, ground robin, ground rod, ground row, ground rule, ground rule double Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ground rent Robert imagined that he was magnifying matters, in order to lessen any possible demand of ground-rent. Cedar Creek\|Elizabeth Hely Walshe We forbid the payment of interest as little as we "forbid" the undertaker's profit or the landlord's ground-rent. Freeland\|Theodor Hertzka I bought one of these houses, subject to the ground-rent, and moved into it as soon as finished. The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete\|William T. Sherman Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place. The Abbatial Crosier\|Eugne Sue For this he received £2 10s., and his ground-rent was reduced from 13d. Shakespeare's Family\|Mrs. C. C. Stopes British Dictionary definitions for ground rent ground rent noun law the rent reserved by a lessor on granting a lease, esp one for a long period of years Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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