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UNDIVIDED INTEREST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does undivided interest mean? 

UNDIVIDED INTEREST (noun)
  The noun UNDIVIDED INTEREST has 1 sense:

1. the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire propertyplay

  Familiarity information: UNDIVIDED INTEREST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNDIVIDED INTEREST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

undivided interest; undivided right

Hypernyms ("undivided interest" is a kind of...):

interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)


 Context examples 


"I'll meet you outside, after the last act," Martin whispered, the while his face showed undivided interest in the buck-and-wing dancing on the stage.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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