- verbpurchases (third person present)
- acquire (something) by paying for it; buy:"Mr. Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for $1,500"
- archaicobtain or achieve with effort or suffering:"the victory was purchased by the death of Rhiwallon"
- nauticalhaul in (a rope or cable) or haul up (an anchor) by means of a pulley, lever, etc..
nounpurchases (plural noun)- the action of buying something:"the large number of videos currently available for purchase" · "we carefully make our purchases after consulting each other"
- a thing that has been bought:"she stowed her purchases in the car"
- lawthe acquisition of property by means other than inheritance.
- archaicthe annual rent or return from land:"a lease valued at seven year's purchase"
- 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.
OriginMiddle 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’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverbnoun- a hold or position on something for applying power advantageously, or the advantage gained by such application:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.tr.v. pur·chased, pur·chas·ing, pur·chas·es 1. To obtain in exchange for money or its equivalent; buy. 2. To acquire by effort; earn: purchased the victory with the loss of many lives.www.thefreedictionary.com/purchasedpurchases; purchased; purchasing Britannica Dictionary definition of PURCHASE [+ object] formal : to buy (property, goods, etc.) : to get (something) by paying money for itwww.britannica.com/dictionary/purchaseNoun 1. purchase - the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake" acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"www.thefreedictionary.com/purchasesacquisition 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.www.dictionary.com/browse/purchaseA 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). A purchase may also be part of a barter transaction where different non-cash assets are exchanged, or it may be in exchange for the assumption of a liability.www.accountingtools.com/articles/purchase
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