purchase
verb (used with object)
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
purchased
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past participleof purchase.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof purchase.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
purchaseverb (used with object)to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
Example Sentences
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The wildlife groups previously purchased part of the estate, including the Simonside Hills, from the Duke of Northumberland's son, Lord Max Percy, in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Lorre purchased the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom property from architect Mark Rios and reproductive endocrinologist Guy Ringler, who gave the Regency-style home a significant makeover that was featured in Architectural Digest.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
S&P Global purchased Kensho in 2018 for about $550 million in a push into the AI space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
America’s most ambitious project to date involves South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, which purchased a shipyard in Philadelphia about two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Barker and DeDiego, wearing black delivery uniforms purchased the day before, and the wigs and glasses issued to Hunt and Liddy, got out and entered the building through the unlocked back door.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
