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buying to let

buying to let is the present participle and gerund of buy to let.

Meaning of buy to let

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it

Questions about buying to let

What is buying to let the present participle and gerund of?
Buying to let is the present participle and gerund of buy to let.

Words near buying to let in the dictionary

  1. buying the dips
  2. buying the rabbit
  3. buying the rack
  4. buying the rumor
  5. buying time
  6. buying to let
  7. buying up
  8. buying with one's ears
  9. buying wolf tickets
  10. buyings
  11. buyo

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