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purchase
[ pur-chuhs ]
verb (used with object)
- to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc.
- to influence by a bribe.
- to be sufficient to buy:
Twenty dollars purchases a subscription.
- Law. to acquire (land or other property) by means other than inheritance.
- to move, haul, or raise, especially by applying mechanical power.
- to get a leverage on; apply a lever, pulley, or other aid to.
- Obsolete. to procure, acquire, or obtain.
verb (used without object)
- to buy something.
noun
- acquisition by the payment of money or its equivalent; buying, or a single act of buying.
- something that is purchased or bought.
- something purchased, with respect to value in relation to price; buy:
At three for a dollar they seemed like a good purchase.
- Law. the acquisition of land or other property by means other than inheritance.
- acquisition by means of effort, labor, etc.:
the purchase of comfort at the price of freedom.
- a lever, pulley, or other device that provides mechanical advantage or power for moving or raising a heavy object.
Synonyms: ,
- an effective hold or position for applying power in moving or raising a heavy object; leverage.
- any means of applying or increasing power, influence, etc.
- the annual return or rent from land.
- a firm grip or grasp, footing, etc., on something.
- Obsolete. booty.
purchase
/ ˈɜːʃɪ /
verb
- to obtain (goods, etc) by payment
- to obtain by effort, sacrifice, etc
to purchase one's freedom
- to draw, haul, or lift (a load) with the aid of mechanical apparatus
- to acquire (an estate) other than by inheritance
noun
- something that is purchased, esp an article bought with money
- the act of buying
- acquisition of an estate by any lawful means other than inheritance
- a rough measure of the mechanical advantage achieved by a lever
- a firm foothold, grasp, etc, as for climbing or levering something
- a means of achieving some influence, advantage, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈܰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܰc· noun
- ·ܰc verb (used with object) mispurchased mispurchasing
- ԴDz·ܰc noun
- non·ܰc· noun
- v·ܰc verb (used with object) overpurchased overpurchasing
- ·ܰc noun verb (used with object) prepurchased prepurchasing
- pre·ܰc· noun
- ܲȴ-ܰc adjective
- ܲ·ܰc adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of purchase1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It also risks confusing customers, as the same games can be purchased for different amounts depending on whether they are buying the physical game or the digital-only version.
In the UK, there are currently no legal restrictions on the purchase and ownership of stab protection products.
It’s the added cost of purchasing the appliance.
Cell phones, TVs and video game consoles tend to be big-ticket purchases, and the latest US tariffs could make them even bigger-ticket.
They've drawn up a bill that would impose 500% secondary tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and other resources.
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