option to buy
idiom
: a right to buy (something) in the future for a specified price
The ad is for a condo to rent with an option to buy.
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Unlike the new Slim model, there's no option to buy a console with a disc drive included to save money.
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
The two clubs are working on a one-year loan, which would include the option of a second year and an option to buy.
—Mario Cortegana and Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Bedrock has an option to buy from GM the original five RenCen towers complex, plus acres of parking lots to the east of the complex.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
The deal will not include an option to buy, with Solomon remaining under contract with Tottenham until June 2028.
—David Ornstein, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
The two clubs are working on a one-year loan, which would include the option of a second year and an option to buy.
—Mario Cortegana and Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Bedrock has an option to buy from GM the original five RenCen towers complex, plus acres of parking lots to the east of the complex.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
The deal will not include an option to buy, with Solomon remaining under contract with Tottenham until June 2028.
—David Ornstein, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for option to buy
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“Option to buy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/option%20to%20buy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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