English Explanatory Dictionary

glad and sorry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hire purchase scheme.

Word forms

glad and sorry

Etymology

So called because one is initially glad to have the purchased item, but later sorry to have to make the repayments.

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