rentcharge

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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.

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chief rentground rent
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Meanings

nounrentcharge (countable and uncountable, plural rentcharges)

plural rentcharges

  1. countableuncountablelawAn 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: chief rent, ground rent

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
chief rentground rent
Also see
chief rent

Origin

From rent + charge.

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Translations

Catalan censal
  • censalperiodic payment
Dutch erfelijke rente, erfrente
  • erfelijke renteperiodic payment
  • erfrenteperiodic payment
French rente constituée, rente à prix d’argent
  • rente constituéeperiodic payment
  • rente à prix d’argentperiodic payment
German Rentenschuld
  • Rentenschuldperiodic payment
Italian rendita costituita
  • rendita costituitaperiodic payment
Portuguese renda constituída
  • renda constituídaperiodic payment
Spanish censo consignativo
  • censo consignativoperiodic payment
Welsh rhent-dâl
  • rhent-dâlperiodic payment
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APA

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Chicago

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