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rentcharge

rentcharge noun: an annual sum or periodic payment charged on certain freehold properties or payable out of the income of those properties and expressly giving to the rentcharger, who has no reversionary interest in the property, the right of distress for arrears.

Noun

rentcharge (countable and uncountable, plural rentcharges)

  1. An annual sum or periodic payment charged on certain freehold properties or payable out of the income of those properties and expressly giving to the rentcharger, who has no reversionary interest in the property, the right of distress for arrears.

Synonyms of rentcharge

Forms of rentcharge

pluralrentcharges

Origin of rentcharge

From rent + charge.

Questions about rentcharge

What does rentcharge mean?
Rentcharge means an annual sum or periodic payment charged on certain freehold properties or payable out of the income of those properties and expressly giving to the rentcharger, who has no reversionary interest in the property, the right of distress for arrears.
What part of speech is rentcharge?
Rentcharge is a noun.
What is the plural of rentcharge?
The plural of rentcharge is rentcharges.

Words near rentcharge in the dictionary

  1. Rentas
  2. rentback
  3. rentbacks
  4. rentboy
  5. rentboys
  6. rentcharge
  7. rentchargee
  8. rentchargees
  9. rentcharger
  10. rentchargers
  11. rentcharges

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