landlordism

land·lord·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [land-lawr-diz-uh m]
- /ˈlænd lɔrˌdɪz əm/
- /ˈlæn.lɔː.dɪzm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land-lawr-diz-uh m]
- /ˈlænd lɔrˌdɪz əm/

Definitions of landlordism word

noun landlordism the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation. 1
noun landlordism The system whereby land (or property) is owned by landlords to whom tenants pay a fixed rent. 1
noun landlordism the system by which land under private ownership is rented for a fixed sum to tenants 0
noun landlordism the economic system under which land is privately owned and rented to tenants 0
noun landlordism An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants. 0
noun landlordism A specific variation or implementation of such a system. 0

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Origin of landlordism

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; landlord + -ism

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Parts of speech for Landlordism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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landlordism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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