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purchase

purchase

219 1.1
An act of buying something that you pay money for
  • noun
  • /ˈpɜrʧəs/
translation icon : compra
  • The purchase of groceries was necessary for the week's meals.
  • make a purchase
  • purchase price
  • a purchase order

People say that most make purchases based on emotion versus logical.

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Examples

  • The hope is that consumers will use the money to increase their purchases of goods and services.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Are enough materials available to make the purchase of the device cost-effective?

    Academic text (2011)
  • You wish to make a purchase, yes?

  • So this is my very first purchase ever from Spell.

  • First time shoppers will make a second purchase within the next six months, right?

  • Question seven asked whether advertising had influenced the purchase of any of the items in the visual.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Find out what this month's gift with purchase is while you're there.

  • You're just making a purchase, right?

  • I guess I will just have to keep it to home deliveries and gallery purchases.

  • They had made their last recorded purchase there just outside of Shelby Oaks.

Synonyms

acquisition
vspurchase
147 4.6

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

is specific to obtaining with payment rather than general getting
buying
vspurchase
89 1.0

Paying money to get something

emphasizes completed payment or ownership rather than the broader process
purchasing
vspurchase
4 2.3

Buying goods or services with money

focuses more on items already paid for rather than just the act

Antonyms

1.0

An act of giving something to someone for money

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 Planned

purchase
219 1.1

Surface Forms

purchase singular
purchases plural

Etymology

Purchase comes from old words that mean 'to get' or 'gain', and people used it for the action of getting something, especially when money changes hands. That's why purchase also means the act of buying.