Duke of Kent

idiom

Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

Meaning

rent

Examples

SIMPLE

I need to pay my Duke of Kent today.

CONTEXTUAL

My landlord is coming over later to collect the monthly Duke of Kent.

COMPLEX

After struggling to find steady work for several months, he found himself unable to cover the Duke of Kent for his small apartment.

Anchors to

rent

Related idioms2entries

01
pay the rent
To provide reparation or compensation to Indigenous Australians based on the claim that the country is theirs.
02
rent out
to lease, let; to allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent

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