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Definition of peppercorn rent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

peppercorn rent

noun
 
/ˌpepəkɔːn ˈrent/
 
/ˌpepərkɔːrn ˈrent/
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  1. a very low rent
    Word Originfrom the (formerly common) practice of stipulating the payment of a peppercorn as a nominal rent.
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