lease-purchase

[ lees-pur-chuhs ]

/ ˈlisˈpɜr tʃəs /

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noun

the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.

adjective

of or relating to lease-purchase.

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Words nearby lease-purchase

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How to use lease-purchase in a sentence

They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increasingly, criminals actually lease their malware from a group that guarantees their malware against detection.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ironically, as pope, his championing of the poor has given Liberation Theology a new lease on life.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When my husband and I asked to see the report, we were told we could purchase the report for $30,000 from the defense.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Which is why in 1961, the distillery finally decided to purchase the estate and its adjoining home.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People have not only ceased to purchase those old-fashioned things called books, but even to read them!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
From affluence he came to want, and in his old age a fund was raised sufficient to purchase him an annuity of £600 a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He wishes to cultivate it still, and offers to renew the lease for any number of years, and pay the rent punctually.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The rent for which the owner can lease it, emerges simply as a consequence of the existing state of wages and prices.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He and his friends obtained the lease, for thirty-one years, of a rival line, which turned out a great financial success.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow