noun
( BrE ) a very low rent
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WORD ORIGIN
from the (formerly common) practice of stipulating the payment of a peppercorn as a nominal rent.
noun
( BrE ) a very low rent
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WORD ORIGIN
from the (formerly common) practice of stipulating the payment of a peppercorn as a nominal rent.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005