Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

profit à prendre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
prof-it a pren-dre
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nonpossessory interest in land which grants the legal right to enter onto another person's real property (real estate) for the purpose of taking from its soil, mines and minerals, natural produce or flora and fauna.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Law French profit à prendre (“profit to be taken”).

Inflected Forms

profits à prendre (plural) profit a prendre (alternative) profit-à-prendre (alternative)

Derived Forms

profit

Frequently Paired Words

easement

Questions

What does profit à prendre mean?
A nonpossessory interest in land which grants the legal right to enter onto another person's real property (real estate) for the purpose of taking from its soil, mines and minerals, natural produce or flora and fauna.
Where does profit à prendre come from?
Learned borrowing from Law French profit à prendre (“profit to be taken”).

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