obrok

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/əˈbɹoʊk/

noun

A rent.

OriginRussian обро́к →
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Meanings

nounobrok (plural obroks)

plural obroks

  1. A rent.
  2. In Russia, a poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate.

    Those who have been taught a trade of any sort pay him a higher obrok than a mere cultivator, and he receives a passport to go and reside where he pleases

    1832, Remarks on the Conduct and Probable Designs of Russia

Origin

  1. Russianобро́к“rent, tribute”
  2. Englishobrok

From Russian обро́к (obrók, “rent, tribute”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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