rasite — meaning in English
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English meaning
- albatross noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- easement noun An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
- encumbrance noun A legal claim against a property, such as a mortgage, unpaid tax or right of way, that limits what the owner can do with it or must be settled before it is sold.
- liability noun A legal or financial responsibility for a debt, loss, or obligation.
- servitude noun The condition of being forced to work for someone else with little or no freedom, often against one's will.
Senses
rasite is used for these senses in English:
- albatross (figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
- drain Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- easement (law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
- encumbrance The state or condition of being encumbered.
- liability A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- servitude (legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.
albatross — full definition
- noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
- noun A heavy burden, problem, or source of guilt that someone cannot get rid of.
drain — full definition
- noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
- verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
- noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.