hire-purchase system
[ hahyuh r-pur-chuh s ]
/ ˈhaɪərˈpɜr tʃəs /
noun British.
a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it.
Also called
hire-pur·chase.
Origin of hire-purchase system
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby hire-purchase system
hircine,
hircus,
hire,
hire out,
hire-purchase,
hire-purchase system,
hired gun,
hired hand,
hireling,
hiri motu,
hiring hall