conveyance rate
1Conveyance Tax — A tax imposed on the transfer of real property at the state or municipal level. The conveyance tax is generally calculated as a percentage of the sale price. If the property is sold for a very low amount, or transferred for free (such as between… …
2rate — rate1 /rayt/, n., v., rated, rating. n. 1. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 2. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another… …
3rate — I. /reɪt / (say rayt) noun 1. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 kilometres an hour. 2. a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of… …
5Railways (Conveyance of Mails) Act 1838 — The Railways (Conveyance of Mails) Act 1838 (1 2 Vict. c. 98) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on August 14, 1838. It required the transport of the Royal Mail by railways at a standardised fee.The Act empowered the… …
6postal system — System that allows persons to send letters, parcels, or packages to addressees in the same country or abroad. Postal systems are usually government run and paid for by a combination of user charges and government subsidies. There are early… …
7mortgage — /morgaj/ A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. At common law, an estate created by a conveyance absolute in its form, but intended to secure… …
8mortgage — /morgaj/ A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. At common law, an estate created by a conveyance absolute in its form, but intended to secure… …
9Mortgage — A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a lender as a security for a mortgage loan. While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land, from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the… …
10mortgage — mort·gage 1 / mȯr gij/ n [Anglo French, from Old French, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus ) + gage security] 1 a: a conveyance of title to property that is given to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is defeated upon payment or… …
