What does "usufruct" mean?
The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
Usufruct
/ˈjuːz(j)ʊfɹʌkt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
- Grammar: usufruct is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: enjoyment right, use right, user.
- Useful contrasts: ownership, title.
- Usage evidence: We ought to obſerve, that Uſufruct or Uſe for the Profits, and other ſort of Servitudes are the Rights which we enjoy gratuitouſly: For if we pay an Annual Rent, 'twill be then a kind of Letting or Hiring.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
"We ought to obſerve, that Uſufruct or Uſe for the Profits, and other ſort of Servitudes are the Rights which we enjoy gratuitouſly: For if we pay an Annual Rent, 'twill be then a kind of Letting or Hiring."
- 2 a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way wordnet
Verb
- 1 To use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person. also, figuratively
"An enabling myth is just that—a myth that enables those who benefit from the status quo to keep on benefiting. Thorstein Veblen would say that it enabled the usufructuaries to keep on usufructing."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"We ought to obſerve, that Uſufruct or Uſe for the Profits, and other ſort of Servitudes are the Rights which we enjoy gratuitouſly: For if we pay an Annual Rent, 'twill be then a kind of Letting or Hiring."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "usufruct"?
Common synonyms include: enjoyment right, use right, user.
How do you use "usufruct" in a sentence?
We ought to obſerve, that Uſufruct or Uſe for the Profits, and other ſort of Servitudes are the Rights which we enjoy gratuitouſly: For if we pay an Annual Rent, 'twill be then a kind of Letting or Hiring.
How do you pronounce "usufruct"?
Pronounced /ˈjuːz(j)ʊfɹʌkt/.
Etymology
From Late Latin ūsufrūctus, from ūsus + frūctus (“usage of the fruits of production”). Cognate with French usufruit, Italian usufrutto, usofrutto, Occitan usufrug, Portuguese usufruto, Spanish usufructo.