ground rent
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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
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Examples from the Web for ground rent
Historical Examples of ground rent
For this he received £2 10s., and his ground-rent was reduced from 13d.
Shakespeare's FamilyMrs. C. C. Stopes
He had taken the ground-rent of the city lot, and had erected the orfice at his own cost.
Short SixesH. C. Bunner
By this noble act the chapel was freed from debt, there remaining only a ground-rent of 8l.
The Church IndexWilliam Pepperell
"You had better go to the devil and ask him for my ground-rent," he said.
He was there, and there he would remain till he got the ground-rent.
ground rent
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