Phrase guide

ground rent

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Rent paid under a ground lease, usually long-term or in perpetuity, for a surface right or estate in land where the landowner (surface owner) and the owner of improvements (ground lessor) are separate; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, law, real-estate

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Rentcharge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Pennsylvania, countable, uncountable

Qualifier: Maryland

Topics: law

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3

noun

Meaning 3

payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rent

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: retributie — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • Dutch: solarium — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • French: rente superficiaire — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • German: Erbbauzins — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • German: Bauzins — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • Italian: canone — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • Portuguese: solarium — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • Spanish: canon superficiario — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner
  • Swedish: tomträttsavgäld — 1. rent under a ground lease for a surface estate, paid by a ground lessor to a surface owner