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purchase

/ˈpɜːtʃəs/

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noun

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
"They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink."
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
"He was pleased with his latest purchase."
The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
"It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer."
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
"to purchase land, to purchase a house"
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
"to purchase favor with flattery"
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
"to purchase a cannon"
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
"Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution"

Synonyms:procure

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