Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Annual income; revenue; rent; interest; specifically, in the plural, rentes (or rentes sur Vétat), sums paid annually by a government as interest on public loans; hence, the bonds or stocks on which such interest is paid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun In
France ,interest payable bygovernment onindebtedness ; thebonds ,shares ,stocks , etc. that represent government indebtedness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have soixante quinze mille livres de rente, which is fifteen thousand dollars a year in your money, and which goes much farther in France.
A Modern Chronicle — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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I have soixante quinze mille livres de rente, which is fifteen thousand dollars a year in your money, and which goes much farther in France.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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I have soixante quinze mille livres de rente, which is fifteen thousand dollars a year in your money, and which goes much farther in France.
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 02 Winston Churchill 1909
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
GlobalResearch.ca 2009
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
GlobalResearch.ca 2009
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
Countercurrents.org 2009
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
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A rente was a French government bond paying interest at regular intervals; the idea was extended to landlords.)
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