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antirent

an·ti·rent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-rent, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn tiˈrɛnt, ˌæn taɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-rent, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn tiˈrɛnt, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antirent word

  • adjective antirent noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons. 1
  • adjective antirent (US, historical) Opposing the collection of outstanding rents in upstate New York during the early 19th century after the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer III. 0

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Origin of antirent

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; anti- + rent1

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Parts of speech for Antirent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antirent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

antirent usage trend in Literature

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