0 a method of paying for something in which you pay part of the money owed immediately and then the rest in small regular amounts until the whole amount is paid -- vendita a rate
1 (also abbreviated to HPeitʃˈpiː) British a way of buying an article by paying the price in several weekly or monthly parts -- pagamento rateale
I got this television on hire-purchase
(also adjective) a hire-purchase agreement.
