hire purchasenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌhaɪə ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us/ˌhaɪr ˈpɝː.tʃəs/UK abbreviation HP, US installment plana method of paying for something in which the buyer pays part of the cost immediately and then makes small regular payments until the debt is completely paid
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Renting & hiring
- account
- charge account
- charter
- chartered
- credit account
- deposit
- hire
- hire sth/sb out
- hp
- installment plan
- layaway
- lease
- lessee
- lessor
- rent
- rental
- the never-never