freehold
noun
free·hold
ˈfrē-ˌhōld 
1
: a tenure of real property by which an estate in fee simple or fee tail or an estate for life is held
also
: an estate held by such tenure compare fee sense 1
2
British
: an estate held in fee simple
freehold
adjective or adverb
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Ming Arcade is one of two rare freehold shopping malls sold in the vicinity of Orchard Road in 2022.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
The company will start marketing the 246 freehold residences, including a super penthouse, at the site of the former Fuji Xerox Towers on Anson Road, in the first half of this year.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
Freehold: The Israeli government allows anyone to purchase property on freehold land regardless of religion or citizenship.
—Laura Latham, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
The residents want China and the UK to agree a deal to transfer ownership of the part of the freehold that relates to their buildings.
—Max Foster, CNN, 2 Dec. 2022
Some 65% of Whitbread’s estate is freehold, and international buyers might be attracted by the prospect of using the dirt-cheap pound to grab themselves some British property assets.
—Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2019
But sale-and-leaseback deals (when companies sell off freehold sites and rent them back) are risky.
—Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2019
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
The company will start marketing the 246 freehold residences, including a super penthouse, at the site of the former Fuji Xerox Towers on Anson Road, in the first half of this year.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
Freehold: The Israeli government allows anyone to purchase property on freehold land regardless of religion or citizenship.
—Laura Latham, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
The residents want China and the UK to agree a deal to transfer ownership of the part of the freehold that relates to their buildings.
—Max Foster, CNN, 2 Dec. 2022
Some 65% of Whitbread’s estate is freehold, and international buyers might be attracted by the prospect of using the dirt-cheap pound to grab themselves some British property assets.
—Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2019
But sale-and-leaseback deals (when companies sell off freehold sites and rent them back) are risky.
—Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2019
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freehold
noun
free·hold
ˈfrē-ˌhōld
: a tenure of real property the duration of which cannot be determined and by which an estate in fee simple or fee tail or for life is held
also
: an estate held by such tenure compare leasehold
freehold
adjective or adverb
Etymology
translation of Anglo-French frank tenement freehold estate
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