purchase
verb (used with object)
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
has purchased
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present perfectof purchase (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has purchased the building as part of a group of locals, who estimate it will need £5m of investment as they continue to look for partnerships.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Reserve accumulation has strengthened this year, Moody’s said, adding the central bank has purchased more than $11 billion in foreign exchange through the middle of the year without generating exchange rate pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
QQQM, for instance, has reported a net inflow of $16 billion so far this year, meaning the fund has purchased billions of dollars in additional shares of the companies it tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
And the company has purchased spectrum to build a satellite-based mobile communications network.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The three of them press their pointed Vulcanoid ears to my bloated belly, and my belly speaks to them in guttural evil growls like Satan himself has purchased a time-share in my intestinal tract.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
