purchase

[ pur-chuhs ]

/ ˈpɜr tʃəs /

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verb (used with object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing.

to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.

to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc.

to influence by a bribe.

to be sufficient to buy: Twenty dollars purchases a subscription.

Law. to acquire (land or other property) by means other than inheritance.

to move, haul, or raise, especially by applying mechanical power.

to get a leverage on; apply a lever, pulley, or other aid to.

Obsolete. to procure, acquire, or obtain.

verb (used without object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing.

to buy something.

noun

acquisition by the payment of money or its equivalent; buying, or a single act of buying.

something that is purchased or bought.

something purchased, with respect to value in relation to price; buy: At three for a dollar they seemed like a good purchase.

Law. the acquisition of land or other property by means other than inheritance.

acquisition by means of effort, labor, etc.: the purchase of comfort at the price of freedom.

a lever, pulley, or other device that provides mechanical advantage or power for moving or raising a heavy object.

an effective hold or position for applying power in moving or raising a heavy object; leverage.

any means of applying or increasing power, influence, etc.

the annual return or rent from land.

a firm grip or grasp, footing, etc., on something.

Obsolete. booty.

Nearby words

purblind, purcell, purcell mountains, purchas, purchasable, purchase, purchase ledger, purchase tax, purchasing agent, purchasing power, purdah

Origin of purchase

before 1150; (v.) Middle English purchasen < Anglo-French purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (Old French pourchacier), equivalent to pur- (< Latin prō pro¹) + chacer to chase¹; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French purchas (Old French porchas), derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR purchase

1 get, obtain, procure.

15 winch, capstan.

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ANTONYMS FOR purchase

1 sell.

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Related forms

pur·chas·er, nounmis·pur·chase, verb (used with object), mis·pur·chased, mis·pur·chas·ing.non·pur·chase, nounnon·pur·chas·er, noun

o·ver·pur·chase, verb (used with object), o·ver·pur·chased, o·ver·pur·chas·ing.pre·pur·chase, noun, verb (used with object), pre·pur·chased, pre·pur·chas·ing.pre·pur·chas·er, nounqua·si-pur·chased, adjectiveun·pur·chased, adjective

Synonym study

1. See buy.

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Examples from the Web for purchaser

The government will be the purchaser of GM in the 363 Sale, so they are naturally involved, day-to-day.
GM: We're on a Short Leash|Paul A. Eisenstein|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Accordingly, he offered a good round sum for it, and was declared the purchaser.
Auriol|W. Harrison Ainsworth
He soon found a purchaser for his horse and cart, at ten pounds, and the next morning started on his way home.
The Young Franc Tireurs|G. A. Henty
It will always find a purchaser, particularly now that the price of everything has increased so largely.
The Trials of the Soldier's Wife|Alex St. Clair Abrams

Instead of a token of value representing money symbolically as was the case before, the purchaser himself performs that part now.
A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy|Karl Marx
It is, in fact, all things unto all men, according to the requirements of the purchaser and the ingenuity of the dealer.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for purchaser

purchase

/ (ˈpɜːtʃɪs) /

verb (tr)

to obtain (goods, etc) by payment

to obtain by effort, sacrifice, etcto purchase one's freedom

to draw, haul, or lift (a load) with the aid of mechanical apparatus

to acquire (an estate) other than by inheritance

noun

something that is purchased, esp an article bought with money

the act of buying

acquisition of an estate by any lawful means other than inheritance

a rough measure of the mechanical advantage achieved by a lever

a firm foothold, grasp, etc, as for climbing or levering something

a means of achieving some influence, advantage, etc

Derived Forms

purchaser, noun

Word Origin for purchase

C13: from Old French porchacier to strive to obtain, from por- for + chacier to chase 1

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purchase

verb (used with object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing.

verb (used without object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing.

noun

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purchase

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