purchase
verb (used with object)
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
have purchased
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present perfectof purchase.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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"You go out of our shop and people think you have purchased something, but in fact you've just used our baby bank," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Without a library, I would not have purchased every cookbook, obscure DVD and book about secretive magicians that caught my eye.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Parishioner-managed companies have purchased dozens more downtown, worth millions and housing offices, a Starbucks, a Thai restaurant and a gym.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
This company and Fannie Mae together have purchased and securitized about 70% of current U.S. mortgages, according to AmeriSave’s estimate.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Eat your pie, Magister Spurge. In an hour we will go see the goblin play Lovebirds in the Cavern of Doom. I have purchased tickets.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
