Phrase guide

hire purchase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A method of purchasing an item, where the buyer hires it and takes possession of it and pays regular instalments. Ownership is only transferred on payment of the final amount. Abbreviated as HP.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 租購 /租购 — method of purchasing an item
  • Dutch: huurkoop — method of purchasing an item
  • Finnish: osamaksu — method of purchasing an item
  • Finnish: osamaksukauppa — method of purchasing an item
  • Hungarian: részletre vásárlás/vétel — method of purchasing an item
  • Hungarian: részletvásárlás — method of purchasing an item
  • Hungarian: részletfizetés — method of purchasing an item
  • Hungarian: részletügylet — method of purchasing an item
  • Hungarian: részletüzlet — method of purchasing an item
  • Indonesian: beli sewa — method of purchasing an item
  • Māori: hoko harangotengote — method of purchasing an item
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ab-kjøp — method of purchasing an item
  • Polish: płatność na raty — method of purchasing an item
  • Portuguese: compra em prestações — method of purchasing an item
  • Portuguese: compra parcelada — method of purchasing an item
  • Swedish: avbetalningsplan — method of purchasing an item
  • Thai: เช่าซื้อ (châo-sʉ́ʉ) — method of purchasing an item
  • Welsh: ar strap — method of purchasing an item