freehold

CEFRC1

/frˈiˌhoʊld/

noun · adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Land or property owned permanently rather than rented.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Freehold tenure.

Examples

  • She inherited a freehold property from her aunt.

  • The family owned the land as a freehold.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. Real property held by a tenure of this type.

adjective

Extra meaning
  1. Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in possession by a proprietor; granted out of the allodial title, liable to determine only on escheat.

verb

Extra meaning
  1. To dispense property in this way.

More examples

In context
  • They bought the freehold property after saving for years.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The family owned the property as a blank, meaning they had full rights.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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