ground rent

noun

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

ground rent

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground rent¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

The premium mentioned is absurdly inadequate, and the ground-rent is quite improperly low.

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He had a permanent ground rent on her hill estate as lasting as time, a matter of some ten pounds.

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Afterward we'll settle with the owners of the land for the ground rent and for the proper damages and for all the rest of it.

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I bought one of these houses, subject to the ground-rent, and moved into it as soon as finished.

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Ground-rent exists only because the State stands by to collect it and to protect land-titles rooted in force or fraud.

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