finance vs hire purchase

finance

noun
  • The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away. 

  • Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company. 

  • The management of money and other assets. 

  • The science of management of money and other assets. 

verb
  • To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances. 

  • To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking. 

hire purchase

noun
  • A method of purchasing an item, where the buyer hires it and takes possession of it and pays regular installments. Ownership is only transferred on payment of the final amount. Abbreviated as HP. 

How often have the words finance and hire purchase occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )