hire-purchase system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hire-purchase system
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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He took the young man round to a neighbouring costumier’s, and secured a dress-suit on the hire-purchase system, at a very small outlay of ready money which he advanced.
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You can get them on the hire-purchase system.
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Why—you furnished on the hire-purchase system.
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He knew all about the hire-purchase system.
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Also houses could be built for people whose work takes them to town, but who want good air for their children; the hire-purchase system, you know.
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