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hire-purchase

hire-pur·chase
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahyuh r pur-chuh s]
    • /haɪər ˈpɜr tʃəs/
    • /ˈhaɪə(r) ˈpɜːtʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahyuh r pur-chuh s]
    • /haɪər ˈpɜr tʃəs/

Definitions of hire-purchase word

  • noun hire-purchase a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it. 1
  • adjective hire-purchase Alternative spelling of hire purchase. 0
See all 2 definitions of hire-purchase

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Origin of hire-purchase

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Hire-purchase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hire-purchase

hire-purchase popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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