purchase
verb (used with object)
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
overpurchase
-
a word derived from
purchase.
Example Sentences
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These hyperactive helpers can sometimes overshare, overpromise and overpurchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
