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Freehold has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

an estate held in fee simple or for life

"After years of mortgage payments, they finally owned their home as a freehold estate held in fee simple."

2

tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life

"After years of renting, they finally purchased a freehold to ensure their family could stay on the land indefinitely without worrying about lease renewals."

3

The tenure of property held in fee simple for life.

"The old man signed over his freehold estate to his daughter, ensuring she would hold the land in fee simple for the rest of her life without any time limit."

Verb
1

To dispense property in this way.

"The developer decided to sell the land as freehold rather than leasehold so that buyers would own it outright without paying ground rent."

Proper Noun
1

An urban area of Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9104).

"The hiking trail winds through Freehold, offering a scenic view of the surrounding hills in Oldham."

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