buy to let

verb

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

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Meanings

verbbuy to let (third-person singular simple present buys to let, present participle buying to let, simple past and past participle bought to let)

present singular third person buys to let · participle present buying to let · participle past bought to let · past bought to let

  1. UKidiomaticTo purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy to let,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20to%20let.

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