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  2. Hire purchase - Wikipedia

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    Hire purchase. A hire purchase (HP), [1] also known as an installment plan, is an arrangement whereby a customer agrees to a contract to acquire an asset by paying an initial installment (e.g., 40% of the total) and repaying the balance of the price of the asset plus interest over a period of time.

  3. Installment loan - Wikipedia

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    An installment loan is a type of agreement or contract involving a loan that is repaid over time with a set number of scheduled payments; [1] normally at least two payments are made towards the loan. The term of loan may be as little as a few months and as long as 30 years. A mortgage loan, for example, is a type of installment loan.

  4. List of gentlemen's clubs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Indianapolis Athletic Club (1920–2004), insolvent [160] The Indianapolis Press Club (1934–2004), insolvent, but still operates a charitable foundation [ 161 ] IUPUI University Club (1988) [ 162 ]

  5. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    more images: Christian Heurich Mansion: 1892: Richardson Romanesque: John Granville Meyers: Washington, DC: Formerly housed the Historical Society of Washington [19] more images: Townsend House: 1898–1901 Beaux Arts: Carrère and Hastings: Washington, DC: Built for Mary Scott Townsend and her husband Richard Townsend; home of the Cosmos Club ...

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Chaperone at a dance or party [149] fish 1. First timer in prison i.e. a new fish [168] 2. Heavy drinker e.g. You drink like a fish [168] flaming youth In the 1920s, the term referred to a group of young men known for their wild and flamboyant behavior; Male counterpart to a flapper; see cake eater [169]

  7. Airplane Bungalow - Wikipedia

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    Example in Aurora, Missouri Example in Bloomington, Indiana Ferdinand N. Kahler house, New Albany, Indiana. The Airplane Bungalow is a residential style of the United States dating from the early 20th century, with roots in the Arts and Crafts Movement, and elements also common to the American Craftsman style, and Prairie Style. [1]

  8. 1920s - Wikipedia

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    The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...

  9. Instalment - Wikipedia

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    Installment plan, the acquisition of an asset by paying an initial installment and repaying the balance of the price of the asset plus interest over a period of time Installment sale , a disposition of property where at least 1 loan payment is to be received after the close of the taxable year in which the disposition occurs