first-time buyer en · NOUN
Meanings
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A person purchasing a house for the first time, as opposed to one who already owns a house and is selling it in order to buy another.
Of course, closure of the West station took away the hotel's raison d'être. In May 2012, the local newspaper reported that this historic hotel, by then rated the town's worst (exemplified by its final review: "Please avoid at all costs"), was to be converted into 31 first-time-buyer one-bedroom flats.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Bournemouth (circa 1880)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:
- A person who purchases something for the first time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| first-time buyers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
starter home · property ladder
Translations (1)
fi ensiostaja (person purchasing a house for the first time)