noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈjuːz(j)ʊfɹʌkt/
General-American:yo͞oʹzə-frŭkt'
General-American:-sə-
General-American:/ˈjuzəˌfɹəkt/
General-American:/-sə-/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal right
History
Etymology
From Late Latin ūsufrūctus, from ūsus + frūctus (“usage of the fruits of production”). Cognate with French usufruit, Italian usufrutto, usofrutto, Occitan usufrug, Portuguese usufruto, Spanish usufructo.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ուզուսֆրուկտուս
(uzusfruktus)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Basque:
usufruktu
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Bulgarian:
право на ползване
(pravo na polzvane)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Catalan:
usdefruit
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Chinese Mandarin:
用益物權 /用益物权
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Dutch:
vruchtgebruik
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Esperanto:
fruktuzo
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Finnish:
nautintaoikeus
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
French:
usufruit
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Galician:
usufruto
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Georgian:
უზუფრუქტი
(uzuprukṭi)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
German:
Nutznießung
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
German:
Nießbrauch
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
German:
Fruchtgenussrecht
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
German:
Fruchtgenuss
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Greek:
επικαρπία
(epikarpía)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Hungarian:
haszonélvezet
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Hungarian:
haszonélvezeti jog
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Icelandic:
afnotaréttur
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Icelandic:
nýtingarréttur
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Indonesian:
hak pakai hasil
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Italian:
usufrutto
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Italian:
usofrutto
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Latin:
ūsus-fructus
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Latin:
ūsus et fructus
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Latin:
usufructus
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Lithuanian:
uzufruktas
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Mongolian:
узуфрукт
(uzufrukt)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Occitan:
usufruch
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Occitan:
usufrug
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Persian:
حق انتفاع
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Polish:
użytkowanie
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Portuguese:
usufruto
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Romanian:
drept de uz
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Russian:
узуфру́кт
(uzufrúkt)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Spanish:
usufructo
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Swedish:
nyttjanderätt
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Tagalog:
usuprukto
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Thai:
สิทธิเก็บกิน
(sìt-tí-gèp-gin)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Turkish:
intifa hakkı
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Ukrainian:
узуфрукт
(uzufrukt)
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Welsh:
wswffrwct
— legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Catalan:
usufructuar
— to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Catalan:
usdefruitar
— to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
German:
nutznießen
— to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person
Polish:
użytkować
— to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person