Definition of purchase
Verbs
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
"The family purchased a new car"
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- buy
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sell
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
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buy back, repurchase
buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
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take
buy, select
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get
purchase
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subscribe, subscribe to, take
receive or obtain regularly
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buy out, buy up, take over
take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
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pick up
buy casually or spontaneously
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buy food, take out
purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
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impulse-buy
buy on impulse without proper reflection
Nouns
the acquisition of something for payment
"they closed the purchase with a handshake"
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buyback, redemption, repurchase
the act of purchasing back something previously sold
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buying, purchasing
the act of buying
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shopping
searching for or buying goods or services
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catalog buying, mail-order buying
buying goods to be shipped through the mail
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viatication, viaticus
purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders
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acquisition
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
something acquired by purchase
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stock buyback
a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)
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bargain, buy, steal
an advantageous purchase
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song
a very small sum
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travel bargain
a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)
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acquisition
something acquired
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
"he could get no purchase on the situation"
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influence
the effect of one thing (or person) on another
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
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- leverage
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mechanical phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
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