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conditional sale

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noun

  1. a sale in which the title of a property remains with the seller until some condition is met, as the payment of the full purchase price.

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The following is an example of a conditional sale: 'If Stichus meets with your approval within a certain time, he shall be purchased by you for so many aurei.'

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron

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