to purchase
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1.8
- verb
- /ˈpɜrʧəs/
:
comprar
- I decided to purchase a new laptop to help with my studies.
- purchase products
- purchase insurance
- purchase property
You can't truly use it to purchase anything good.
- You can't truly use it to purchase anything good.
- So Conan, would you like to purchase some marijuana?
- This is a day after he purchased the gun.
- Next up, some rich alien has probably purchased our star in their sky.
- It wasn't ethical to purchase an animal rather than adopt.
- I feel like you can purchase this on QVC HSN.
- And then also you can purchase NYX at Ulta.
- So this is what it's like to purchase a pre built system.
Examples
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Your $500 cannot be better spent than to purchase a new image for your friend.
Fiction book (1991) -
So I'm going to go and purchase myself something special.
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And so ultimately I knew that, yeah, I needed to purchase quick.
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I cannot believe someone actually wants to purchase this boat.
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Yeah, but you gotta purchase your program 30 days in advance.
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I would purchase from somewhere else if I knew where to get it.
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We were able to purchase it three years ago.
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"I would like very much to discuss purchasing it for myself.
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I have purchased all of your books.
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Hello, I've purchased some new house plants recently.
Synonyms
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1.0
To get something by paying money
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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3.2
A written document from a buyer to a seller that lists items, how many of each, and the agreed prices
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4.7
An 1803 purchase of a large area of land from France that doubled the size of the United States
- Formal
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3.6
A written contract that explains the details and rules for buying a house or other goods
- Formal
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3.3
A legal agreement between a buyer and a seller that explains the terms of a sale
- Specialized
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3.8
A plan that lets employees buy shares in their company, often at a lower price
To pay for something by small regular payments while you use it until you own it
- Specialized
A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds
How Costly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Purchase comes from old words that mean 'to get' or 'gain', and long ago it was used as a verb for obtaining something. So to purchase today is to buy or get something by paying for it.