"first-time buyer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first-time buyers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first-time buyer (plural first-time buyers)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-first-time_buyer-en-noun-cIhdU22S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26
  2. A person who purchases something for the first time.
    Sense id: en-first-time_buyer-en-noun-PKSQpajT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: property ladder, starter home Translations (person purchasing a house for the first time): ensiostaja (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'person purchasing a house for the first time': 55 45

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