- purchase
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 buying sthADJECTIVE▪ cash▪ credit▪ online▪
Make sure all online purchases are made through a secure server.
▪ bulk▪the bulk purchase of paper
▪ outright▪Companies are moving away from outright purchase of company cars to leasing.
▪ compulsory (BrE)▪The council applied for a compulsory purchase order on the the tennis courts.
▪ advance▪ hire (= a method of buying an article by making regular payments for it over several months or years) (BrE)▪He entered a hire purchase agreement with a car dealer.
▪ arms, equipment, home, house, land, sharePURCHASE + NOUN▪ price▪ tax▪ orderPHRASES▪ the cost of purchase▪You can resell books and cut the original cost of purchase.
▪ the date of purchase, the time of purchase▪I did not notice the defects at the time of purchase.
▪ the place of purchase, the point of purchase▪Ticket holders should return to the point of purchase for a refund.
▪ proof of purchase▪Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.
2 sth boughtADJECTIVE▪ big-ticket (AmE), expensive, large, major▪big-ticket purchases such as cars or refrigerators
▪ impulse▪Consumers make a lot of impulse purchases.
▪ consumer▪The company uses software to analyze consumer purchases.
VERB + PURCHASE▪ make▪some ways to encourage customers to make a purchase
▪ pay for{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ newly, recently▪ compulsorily (BrE)▪The land was compulsorily purchased from the owner to make way for the new road.
▪ online▪Tickets can be purchased online.
VERB + PURCHASE▪ agree to, be willing to▪ wish to▪ can afford to, cannot afford toPREPOSITION▪ for▪They purchased the land for $1 million.
▪ from▪They purchased the house from an elderly couple.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
