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    pur·chase
    [ˈpərCHəs]
    verb
    purchase (verb) · purchases (third person present) · purchased (past tense) · purchased (past participle) · purchasing (present participle)
    1. acquire (something) by paying for it; buy:
      "Mr. Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for $1,500"
      Opposite:
    2. nautical
      haul in (a rope or cable) or haul up (an anchor) by means of a pulley, lever, etc..
    noun
    purchase (noun) · purchases (plural noun)
    1. the action of buying something:
      "the large number of videos currently available for purchase" · "we carefully make our purchases after consulting each other"
    2. a hold or position on something for applying power advantageously, or the advantage gained by such application:
      "the horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement" · "an attempt to gain a purchase on the soft earth"
      • a block and tackle.
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ (hence, in nautical use, the notion of ‘gaining’ one portion of rope after another) and ‘buy’.
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    , pur·chased, pur·chas·ing. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy. to influence by a bribe. 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.
    The verb to purchase means to buy, to acquire something by paying for it, as in ‘I purchased this bracelet at a street market in the South of France last year.’ As a noun, the term refers to an item that is bought, or may refer to the action of buying, as in ‘the purchase […]
    When you purchase something, you buy it. An experienced buyer can always negotiate price with potential suppliers on large orders of frequently purchased items. The owner of a small fish market must purchase stock carefully to ensure a fresh inventory. When you purchase something, you buy it. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Retail.
    Possible synonyms of the verb ‘to purchase’ are: to get, buy, secure, acquire or shop. Etymologists (people who study the origins of words) say that the modern verb to purchase emerged in 1300 Britain with the meaning ‘to acquire, get, receive, procure, and provide’, as well as ‘to instigate, bring about, accomplish, plot, recruit and hire’.
  3. verb (used with object),pur·chased, pur·chas·ing. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
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    The meaning of PURCHASE is to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy.
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase
    PURCHASE meaning: 1. to buy something: 2. something that you buy: 3. the act of buying something:.
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    PURCHASE meaning: to buy (property, goods, etc.) to get (something) by paying money for it
    www.britannica.com/dictionary/purchase
    A purchase involves the acquisition of goods or services in exchange for a payment of some kind. The payment is usually in cash or credit (to be paid later).
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