---
id: "lease-to-own"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "lease-to-own"
language: "en"
category: "Aftermarket and investing"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/lease-to-own/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/compra-plazos/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/lease-to-own/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/location-vente/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/acquisto-rate/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/compra-parcelada/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/arenda-pravom-vykupa/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/fenqi-goumai/"
---

# lease-to-own

A way of buying a domain through regular payments over time. The buyer can usually use the domain during the plan, but the seller or a platform keeps ownership until the last payment. Missed payments can end the deal.

## related terms

- [BIN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/buy-it-now/)
- [escrow](https://tldlog.com/glossary/escrow/)
- [aftermarket](https://tldlog.com/glossary/aftermarket/)