Meaning of Peppercorn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
3. A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
4. A nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
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Examples

“A 75 ¢ book must look 40 ¢ better to the distributor and wholesaler, because if one peppercorn of doubt that people will pay 75 ¢ for the book gets thrown into the distribution mill, the books may never leave their cartons […]”

“peppercorn rent”

CEFR level