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purchases

  • plural
    of purchase.
    purchase
    verb (used with object)
    to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • present tense form
    of purchase (3rd person singular).
    purchase
    verb (used with object)
    to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.

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In May, CEO Andy Jassy described placing inventory closer to customers and combining more purchases into each shipment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Other times, he skips verification entirely and takes the card straight to the store to make purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Much of the money the firms borrowed for their buyouts came in the form of seven-year loans, since fund managers typically aim to flip their purchases in that time frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The scheme is similar to previous programmes including Help to Buy, which also used equity loans to support home purchases.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Dede and Jaimito stayed on in the capital, making some purchases for the new restaurant they’ve decided to start.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez