"buy-to-let" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} buy-to-let (not comparable)
  1. (UK) Describing, or relating to a property bought as an investment, the purchaser letting it to others rather than living in it Tags: UK, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-buy-to-let-en-adj-SkSxxE2E Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25

Noun

Forms: buy-to-lets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buy-to-let (plural buy-to-lets)
  1. (UK) A property of this kind. Tags: UK Related terms: buy to let
    Sense id: en-buy-to-let-en-noun-Fc5FwSP0 Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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