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easement

ease·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [eez-muh nt]
    • /ˈiz mənt/
    • /ˈiːzmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eez-muh nt]
    • /ˈiz mənt/

Definitions of easement word

  • noun easement Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage. 1
  • noun easement an easing; relief. 1
  • noun easement something that gives ease; a convenience. 1
  • noun easement Architecture. a curved joint. 1
  • noun easement A right to cross or otherwise use someone else’s land for a specified purpose. 1
  • noun easement law: right of way 1

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Origin of easement

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English esement < Old French aisement, equivalent to aise ease + -ment -ment

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Parts of speech for Easement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

easement popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

easement usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for easement

noun easement

  • access — If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
  • passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
  • right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.

Top questions with easement

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