To buy something on an installment plan.
Hire purchase
Example Sentences
"That's a proper Hire purchase, that is."
"I've never seen such a Hire purchase in all my life."
Etymology & History
British installment payment system. Americans use 'installment plan'. British financing terminology.
Word Details
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Region
General British
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Era
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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