what does hire purchase mean
DEFINITION of 'Hire Purchase'. A method of buying goods through making installment payments over time. The term hire purchase originated in the U.K., and is similar to what are called rent-to-own arrangements in the United States.Under a hire purchase contract, the buyer is leasing the goods and does not obtain ownership until the full amount of the contract is paid. Next Up.he term hire purchase originated in the U.K., and is similar to what are called rent-to-own arrangements in the United States. Under a hire purchase contract, the buyer is leasing the goods and does not obtain ownership until the full amount of the contract is paid. Next Up.
Hire purchase (abbreviated HP, colloquially sometimes never-never) is the legal term for a contract, in which a purchaser agrees to pay for goods in parts or a percentage over a number of months.n Malaysia, The legislation governing hire purchase transactions is the Hire Purchase Act 1967, which came into force on 11 April 1968 after hire purchase became popular in the acquisition of expensive consumer goods such as cars, business equipment and industrial machinery.