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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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    verb (used with object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy. 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.
    verb (used without object),pur·chased, pur·chas·ing. to buy something. 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.
    Definition of purchase verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to buy something purchase something Please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance. We recently purchased a home just outside Las Vegas. purchase something from somebody The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.
    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.
  3. verb (used with object),pur·chased, pur·chas·ing. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
    www.dictionary.com/browse/purchase
    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:.
    dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/purc…
    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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