peppercorn rent
noun/ˌpepəkɔːn ˈrent/
/ˌpepərkɔːrn ˈrent/
(British English)- a very low rentWord Originfrom the (formerly common) practice of stipulating the payment of a peppercorn as a nominal rent.
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