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noun ˌnɛvəˈnɛvəˈnɛvəˌnɛvə the never-neverBritish informal Hire purchase. buying a telly on the never-never Example sentencesExamples - In fact, as a result of the last few months' boom in trade, the son went out and bought himself a new car on the never-never and the missus had done the same and ordered a new kitchen.
- They instructed hire-purchase companies to make the never-never more finite.
- First of all, he said, I am not going to take into account this money you say is on the never-never which is going to accrue.
- Perhaps we are too fond, in the current era, of living for the day, of buying on tick and the never-never.
- As it stands at the moment, something like $22 million worth of outstanding fines is out there on the never-never.
Synonyms instalments, instalment plan/system, instalment-payment plan, credit, finance, deferred payment, easy terms British hire purchase, HP North American instalment buying
Rhymes clever, endeavour (US endeavor), ever, forever, however, howsoever, never, sever, Trevor, whatever, whatsoever, whenever, whensoever, wheresoever, wherever, whichever, whichsoever, whoever, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever proper nounˌnɛvəˈnɛvəˈnɛvəˌnɛvə 1Australian The unpopulated desert country of the interior of Australia; the remote outback. 2Never-Never Land" or "Never-Never CountryA region of Northern Territory, Australia, south-east of Darwin; chief town, Katherine.
Origin Mid 19th century: so named from the notion that one might never return from such remote country. |