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Purchase
ˈpəːtʃɪs
Purchase definitions
verb
purchase
purchased
purchases
purchasing
- acquire (something) by paying for it; buy
"Mr Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for £1,500"
buy acquire obtain pick up snap up take secure procure come by pay for shop for invest in put money into- obtain or achieve with effort or suffering
"the victory was purchased by the death of Rhiwallon"
- haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever
noun
purchase
purchases
- the action of buying something
"the large number of videos currently available for purchase"
- a thing that has been bought
"she stowed her purchases in the car"
- the acquisition of property by one's personal action rather than by inheritance
- the annual rent or return from land
"a lease valued at seven year's purchase"
- firm contact or grip
"the horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement"
- a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects