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I moved from Southern California to Idaho, so I can't turn it in at the dealership I bought\nit, but I want to buy the thing out.","canonicalId":"term:lease","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.55,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A lease is a contract where you pay to use a vehicle for a set period, rather than buying it outright. In this segment, the host explains how lease buyouts work in practice: you pay the residual value and remaining payments, then complete the process through the dealer.","simplifiedExplanation":"A lease is like renting a car for a set time with monthly payments. If you want to keep it, you can buy it out by paying the lease’s required amounts."}},{"startTime":2162.9,"endTime":2172.2,"type":"term","title":"residual value","url":"/glossary/residual-values","quote":"You'll have to take it back to the dealer. You're going to owe the residual value plus the remaining payments. 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