freehold
pronunciation
How to pronounce freehold in British English:
UK [ˈfri:həʊld]
How to pronounce freehold in American English:
US [ˈfrihoʊld]
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- Noun:
- an estate held in fee simple or for life
- tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
Word Origin
- freehold (n.)
- "landed estate in possession of a freeman," late 15c., later generalized to any outright ownership of land, a translation of Anglo-French fraunc tenement; see free (adj.) + hold (n.1).
Example
- 1. No depreciation is provided on freehold land .
- 2. 49 Ha freehold with river boundry & 15 ha grazing lease .
- 3. The house is being sold freehold .
- 4. Freehold land is not depreciated .
- 5. Owing to the property market boom , the freehold land was revalued to .