Idiom
pay the rent
Meaning
To provide reparation or compensation to Indigenous Australians based on the claim that the country is theirs.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Many people choose to pay the rent to support local Indigenous communities.”
“She decided to pay the rent as a practical way to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land.”
“By choosing to pay the rent, the organization seeks to address historical injustices and provide tangible support to the First Nations people whose land they occupy.”
Examples
simple
“Many people choose to pay the rent to support local Indigenous communities.”
contextual
“She decided to pay the rent as a practical way to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land.”
complex
“By choosing to pay the rent, the organization seeks to address historical injustices and provide tangible support to the First Nations people whose land they occupy.”
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