Meanings
nounglad and sorry (uncountable)
- datedslanguncountableA hire purchase scheme.
Origin
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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glad and sorry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glad%20and%20sorry
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“glad and sorry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glad%20and%20sorry. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glad and sorry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glad%20and%20sorry.
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