quit-rent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwit rent]
- /kwɪt rɛnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwit rent]
- /kwɪt rɛnt/

Definition of quit-rent word

noun quit-rent rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required. 1

Just one definition for quit-rent

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Origin of quit-rent

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at quit1, rent1

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Parts of speech for Quit-rent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quit-rent

quit-rent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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