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Noun: hire-purchase  ,hI(-u)r'pur-chus
Usage: Brit
  1. Instalment plan
    "They bought their first car on hire-purchase";
    - never-never [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: hire-purchases

Type of: installment buying, installment plan, time plan

Encyclopedia: Hire-purchase