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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 creditnoun (1 ) |