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peppercorn rent

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noun

  1. a rent that is very low or nominal

"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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And the powerful Public Accounts Committee has been demanding answers over Andrew paying only a peppercorn rent at his home in Windsor.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

Prince Andrew is facing scrutiny over his Royal Lodge home in Windsor Great Park, where he has paid a "peppercorn rent" for more than 20 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

Calls have also intensified for Andrew to give up his Royal Lodge home in Windsor Great Park after it emerged he paid a "peppercorn rent" for more than 20 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

The council said it would lease the building at a "peppercorn" rent and said the former bank would offer a "focal front door" onto the Market Place.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2021

Mr. Jones would let them a nice little house a few miles from here at a peppercorn rent; and I suppose old Mr. Mildmay could do something.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Anthony Trollope

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