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purchase

purchase

208 1.4
An item or service someone has bought
  • noun
  • /ˈpɜrʧəs/
translation icon : compra
  • It's a recent purchase that I will unveil at tomorrow night's event.
  • available for purchase
  • purchase price
  • book purchase

So those were all of my recent Amazon purchases slash obsessions.

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Examples

  • The last charge we have on record is a purchase totaling 140 dollars and 23 cents

  • The new smartphone was my best purchase of the year.

  • This is my most favorite purchase so far.

  • I think it was too big of a purchase when you made it.

  • So let's start with the biggest purchase of the bunch.

  • What is the most expensive item available for purchase on Amazon?

  • You find that we provide financing for the purchase and the renovation.

  • Go to mythicontickets.com to make your purchase right now.

  • Anyways, my first purchase was a running belt.

  • This coloring page is available for purchase at zoehung.etsy.com.

Synonyms

acquisition
vspurchase
147 4.6

Getting something to own, often by buying, like a company or a painting

is the bought item or asset that results from that action

Compounds

The amount of money you pay to buy something

5 3.2

A written document from a buyer to a seller that lists items, how many of each, and the agreed prices

An 1803 purchase of a large area of land from France that doubled the size of the United States

A thing you buy that costs a lot of money like a car or house

2 3.6

A written contract that explains the details and rules for buying a house or other goods

1 3.3

A legal agreement between a buyer and a seller that explains the terms of a sale

stock purchase plan
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A plan that lets employees buy shares in their company, often at a lower price

An 1867 deal in which the United States bought Alaska from Russia

5.9

To pay for something by small regular payments while you use it until you own it

8.5

A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds

How Expensive

luxury
322 4.2
purchase
208 1.4
bargain
170 1.0
giveaway
50 3.2

Surface Forms

purchase singular
purchases plural

Etymology

Purchase comes from old words that mean 'to get' or 'gain', so it was used for a thing you have obtained, often by paying for it. That's why purchase can mean an item you bought.