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hire purchaseBrE /ˌhaɪə ˈpɜːtʃəs/NAmE /ˌhaɪər ˈpɜːrtʃəs/ noun [U] (BrE) (abbreviation h.p., HP) (NAmE inˈstallment plan) a method of buying an article by making regular payments for it over several months or years. The article only belongs to the person who is buying it when all the payments have been made 分期付款购买◆a hire purchase agreement 分期付款协议◆We're buying a new cooker on hire purchase. 我们以分期付款方式购买一台新炉具。 ➡ compare credit noun (1) |