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appurtenance

/əˈpɜːtɪnəns/

C2CEFR level
97/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

A minor right, privilege or property that attaches to and passes with the principal land on a conveyance.

The garage and the right of way passed as an appurtenance to the house without express mention.

Topic: Conveyancing & land in Legal English

Business noun

A minor right or asset that attaches to and passes with a principal property.

The garage and its right of access passed to the buyer as an appurtenance of the house.

Topic: Real estate & property in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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