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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Deadline hears there’s early chatter about selling the Paramount lot and leasing it back, with an option to buy it again down the road.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2024
At each stop, guests receive one taco, with the option to buy more.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Each varies in the details, according to filings with the SEC—Commonwealth’s contracts include a repayment dollar cap, a repayment term of a few years and provide the athletes an option to buy themselves out of the contract.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 June 2024
Spinnaker already is an active developer in the Bushnell South area and had an option to buy the parking lot.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2024
At each stop, guests receive one taco, with the option to buy more.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Each varies in the details, according to filings with the SEC—Commonwealth’s contracts include a repayment dollar cap, a repayment term of a few years and provide the athletes an option to buy themselves out of the contract.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 June 2024
Spinnaker already is an active developer in the Bushnell South area and had an option to buy the parking lot.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Option to buy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/option%20to%20buy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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