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buy to let

idiom
Meaning

To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it


Examples
SIMPLE

They want to buy to let their new apartment.

CONTEXTUAL

He decided to buy to let the house near the university to earn extra monthly income.

COMPLEX

Many investors choose to buy to let properties in developing neighborhoods, hoping that rising rental demand will provide a steady return on their initial capital.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    buy a dog and bark oneself

    To do something that one has hired someone else to do.

  2. 02

    buy a ticket to

    Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.

  3. 03

    buy and hold

    A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.

  4. 04

    buy into

    To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.

  5. 05

    buy it

    To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.

  6. 06

    buy out

    to purchase the entire stock or extent of something

  7. 07

    buy straw hats in winter

    Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.

  8. 08

    buy the farm

    To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.

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