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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The Bundesliga club want to borrow him again in a deal including an option to buy, however Chelsea prefer a straight transfer this time.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Just over the Wisconsin state line, there is an Upper Peninsula dispensary that offers the ease of a drive-thru option to buy ganja.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
One roadmap has Rogers exercising its 2026 option to buy the remaining 25% of MLSE that is owned by Larry Tanenbaum, via his Kilmer Sports holding company.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
Reports about the loan move with an option to buy initially emerged during the last week of the season, then cooled off.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Just over the Wisconsin state line, there is an Upper Peninsula dispensary that offers the ease of a drive-thru option to buy ganja.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
One roadmap has Rogers exercising its 2026 option to buy the remaining 25% of MLSE that is owned by Larry Tanenbaum, via his Kilmer Sports holding company.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
Reports about the loan move with an option to buy initially emerged during the last week of the season, then cooled off.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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“Option to buy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/option%20to%20buy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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