hire-pur|chase

hire-pur|chase
hire-pur|chase «HYR PUR chuhs», noun, adjective.
–n. British.
1. a purchase made on the installment plan.
2. the installment plan: »

I see that hire-purchase is now available to the citizens of Moscow and that there is a “brisk sale for wireless sets and radiograms” (Punch).

–adj.
of or having to do with hire-purchase. Abbr: H.P.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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