Purchase
41purchase — To acquire title otherwise than by descent. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 2. To acquire title by the voluntary act of another. For the purposes of recording laws, a purchaser acquiring legal title, or, under some statutes, a person acquiring an equitable… …
42purchase — [13] To purchase something is etymologically to ‘hunt it down’. It comes from Old French pourchacier ‘pursue’, hence ‘try to obtain’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix pour and chacier ‘pursue’ (source of English chase). It arrived …
43purchase — v. & n. v.tr. 1 acquire by payment; buy. 2 obtain or achieve at some cost. 3 Naut. haul up (an anchor etc.) by means of a pulley, lever, etc. n. 1 the act or an instance of buying. 2 something bought. 3 Law the acquisition of property by one s… …
44Purchase criminal — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …
45Purchase money — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …
46Purchase, New York — is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577.Purchase is home to Purchase College, which is part of the State University of New York system, Manhattanville College, a private liberal arts college, and the… …
47Purchase (disambiguation) — Purchase may refer to:*Names of persons **Zac Purchase, a British rower. *Names of places **SUNY Purchase, a public college in the State University of New York system **Purchase, New York, USA*Territorial purchases in history **Gadsden Purchase,… …
48purchase price — ➔ price1 * * * A purchase price becomes legally enforceable on both buyer and seller once a written order to buy has been accepted by the vendor. * * * purchase price UK US noun [C] COMMERCE, FINANCE ► the amount of money that is paid for… …
49purchase agreement — USA Also known as a subscription agreement. The purchase agreement is the principal agreement between the issuer and the investor in an unregistered offering of debt or equity securities. The agreement, which sets out the terms and conditions of… …
50purchase journal — ˈpurchase ˌjournal noun [countable] ACCOUNTING another name for purchase * * * purchase journal UK US noun [C] ACCOUNTING ► PURCHASE BOOK(Cf. ↑purchase book) …
