Purchase

  • 21purchase — 1 verb (T) 1 formal to buy something, especially something big or expensive: a loan to purchase a new car 2 literary to gain something but only by losing something else: They purchased life at the expense of honour. purchasable adjective 2 noun 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22purchase — 01. Did you [purchase] anything of value while you were travelling in the U.S.? 02. The [purchase] price for digital cameras is expected to drop significantly over the next five years. 03. We stopped in the mall to show each other our [purchases] …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 23purchase — purchaser, n. /perr cheuhs/, v., purchased, purchasing, n. v.t. 1. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy. 2. to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc. 3. to influence by a bribe. 4. to be sufficient to buy: Twenty… …

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  • 24purchase — 1. noun /ˈpɜːtʃəs,ˈpɚːtʃəs/ a) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.) They offer free with the purchase of a drink. b) An individual item one has purchased. He was pleased with his latest purchase. 2 …

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  • 25purchase — I n. act of buying to make a purchase II v. 1) (D; tr.) to purchase for 2) (D; tr.) to purchase from * * * [ pɜːtʃɪs] (D;tr.) to purchase from (D;tr.) to purchasefor [ act of buying ] to make a purchase …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26purchase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of buying Nouns 1. purchase, buying, emption; purchasing power; bargain (see cheapness); installment buying or plan, time purchase plan, buying on time, deferred payment, layaway plan, revolving… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27purchase — pur|chase1 [ pɜrtʃəs ] verb transitive FORMAL ** to buy something: She purchased a number of shares in the company. ╾ pur|chas|er noun: The cost is borne by the purchaser of the property. purchase pur|chase 2 [ pɜrtʃəs ] noun FORMAL ** uncount… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28purchase — I. verb (purchased; purchasing) Etymology: Middle English purchacen, from Anglo French purchacer to strive for, obtain, from por , pur thoroughly, to a conclusion (from Latin pro forward, for) + chacer to pursue, chase more at pro Date: 14th… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29purchase — [ˈpɜːtʃəs] verb [T] formal I to buy something She purchased shares in the company.[/ex] II noun formal purchase [ˈpɜːtʃəs] 1) [U] the process of buying something the purchase of new computers[/ex] 2) [C] something that you buy Her latest purchase …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30Purchase — Original name in latin Purchase Name in other language Purchase State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 41.04093 latitude 73.71457 altitude 110 Population 4660 Date 2012 05 30 …

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