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- Dictionarypurchase/ˈpəːtʃɪs/
verb
- 1. acquire (something) by paying for it; buy: "Mr Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for £1,500"
- 2. haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever.
noun
- 1. the action of buying something: "the large number of videos currently available for purchase"
- 2. firm contact or grip: "the horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement" Similar
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Purchase definition: to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.. See examples of PURCHASE used in a sentence.
Purchase is the act of buying. The best purchase price is the lowest price at which the owner can obtain goods and services of acceptable quality. When small quantities of items are purchased infrequently, the small business owner must pay list price.
Purchase can refer to the act of buying or the thing you bought. In 1803, the United States paid France approximately $15,000,000 for 800,000 acres of land which was called Louisiana, in a transaction known as the Louisiana Purchase.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word purchase as a verb and a noun in different contexts. Find synonyms, related words, and legal and mechanical terms for purchase.
Definition of purchase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
