peppercorn rent
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌpep.ə.kɔːn ˈrent]
- 美式音标 [ˌpep.ɚ.kɔːrn ˈrent]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 象征性租金，极低的租金。
同根派生
英汉例句
- The Appellant intended to formalise those arrangements by creating a separate charity hall to which a lease of the hall would be granted at a peppercorn rent.
上诉人试图通过签定一份极低的租金的租约，租用一独立的慈善大楼以使那些计划变成正式书面协议。 - The cruel landlord would bate him no rent.
那个狠心的地主不肯给他减租。 - The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。 - The tenant was evicted for non-payment of rent.
这个房客因为没有交房租而被赶出去了。 - Food and rent nibbled at the money they had saved.
食品和租金蚕食着他们的积蓄。
英英字典
- a very small amount of money that you pay as rent