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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"
      Similar:
      pay for
      shop for
      invest in
      put money into
      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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    1. purchase noun the acquisition of something for payment "they closed the purchase with a handshake" Synonyms: ...
    2. purchase noun something acquired by purchase Synonyms: ...
    3. purchase noun a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage ...
    4. leverage, purchase verb the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever ...
    5. buy, purchase verb obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction ...
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    Synonyms: buy, acquisition, acquirement, bargain, steal (informal), gain, investment, property, possession, asset, booty (slang) Sense: Noun: act of buying
    Synonyms for purchase. buy, cop. [ slang ], pick up, take. Near Antonyms for purchase. deal (in), market,
    to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for. I need to purchase a new heavy coat. Synonyms for purchase. buy, cop. [ slang], pick up, take. acquire,
    Purchase synonyms. Top synonyms for purchase (other words for purchase) are acquire, buying and procure.
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