Peppercorn

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
2. isim A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.

   “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 […]”

3. isim A nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.

   “peppercorn rent”

4. özel isim A surname.