hire-purchase

• Система покупки товаров, при которой покупатель оплачивает их регулярными взносами, пользуясь ими, а право собственности переходит только после внесения последнего платежа.

A system of buying goods where the buyer pays for them in regular installments while having the use of them, with ownership transferring only after the final payment is made.

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1. Installment planB2formalbritish

   A system of buying goods where the buyer pays in regular installments and takes ownership after the final payment.

   Покупка в рассрочку

   • They bought the furniture on hire-purchase.
   • The car was financed through a hire-purchase agreement.
   • Many people use hire-purchase to afford expensive items.

   Synonymsinstallment buyinginstallment plannever-never