hire-purchase
Speech parts
1. hire-purchase - Noun
2. hire-purchase - Adjective
Meaning
installment plan
Source: WordNetAlternative names
hire purchase
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Examples
we bought a car on the never-never
A common transaction involving bailment is a conditional sale or hire-purchase, in which the seller lets the buyer have possession of the thing before it is paid for.
The young entrepreneur who added that she was also doing a side hustle and therefore had no cause to be broke, bought the fairly used tricycle which she gave out for hire purchase.
Audie explained that she had bought it on hire purchase as she didn't have the liquid cash to make a big purchase outright.
The Consolidated Entity has finance leases and hire purchase contracts for various items of plant and machinery.
The investigation carried out by Kwara police has it that Adegoke was killed by his colleague, Jamiu, in order to take over his brand new truck, which was bought on hire purchase.