noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The hire purchase system, or credit purchases. Commonwealth, colloquial
2. 2
   installment plan wordnet
3. 3
   The Australian outback. figuratively

Synonyms

All synonyms

acquittalamortizationbinderborrowing powercashclearance

Etymology

Suggesting that the would-be purchaser may never manage to complete the payments and take ownership.

Related phrases

Never Never

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