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.
Origin of purchase
before 1150; (v.) Middle English purchasen<Anglo-French purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (Old French pourchacier), equivalent to pur- (<Latin prōpro1) + 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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synonym study for purchase
1. See buy.
OTHER WORDS FROM purchase
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,nounquasi-purchased,adjectiveun·pur·chased,adjective