noun Download 🔗Share Rent. Examples : "The farmer paid his annual gavel for the land he leased to grow crops. " property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Usury; interest on money. Examples : "The high interest rates on the student loan were a form of gavel, making it difficult for many students to repay. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally. Examples : "The estate was held under the gavel system, so upon the farmer's death, the land was divided equally among his sons. " property family history law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To divide or distribute according to the gavel system. Examples : "The teacher gavelled the remaining cookies among the students, ensuring each child received an equal share. " government law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction. Examples : "The judge used the gavel to call the courtroom to order. " law government business utensil organization sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (metonymically) The legal system as a whole. Examples : "The gavel represents the whole legal system, even though the individual judges are often the ones making the final decisions. " law system government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mason's setting maul. Examples : "The stonemason used his gavel to gently tap the brick into perfect alignment. " utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use a gavel. Examples : "The judge gavelled for order in the courtroom after the defendant burst out with a confession." government law politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. Examples : "The farmer carefully measured out the gavel of wheat before putting it in the storage bin. " agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gable. Examples : "The roof of the old barn had a distinctive gavel, a triangular shape at the peak. " architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
