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Definition of Purchase
1. Verb. Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction. "The children purchase the ball"; "She buys for the big department store"
Category relationships: Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Entails: Choose, Pick Out, Select, Take, Pay
Specialized synonyms: Buy Back, Repurchase, Take, Get, Subscribe, Subscribe To, Take, Buy Out, Buy Up, Take Over, Pick Up, Buy Food, Take Out, Impulse-buy
Generic synonyms: Acquire, Get
Related verbs: Buy
Derivative terms: Buy, Buyer, Buying, Purchaser, Purchasing
Also: Buy In, Buy Out, Buy Up
Antonyms: Sell
2. Noun. The acquisition of something for payment. "They closed the purchase with a handshake"
Specialized synonyms: Buyback, Redemption, Repurchase, Buying, Purchasing
3. Noun. Something acquired by purchase.
4. Noun. A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage. "He could get no purchase on the situation"
5. Noun. The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever.
Definition of Purchase
1. v. t. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
2. v. i. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
3. n. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.
Definition of Purchase
1. Noun. The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.) ¹
2. Noun. An individual item one has purchased. ¹
3. Noun. The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent. ¹
4. Noun. That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition. ¹
5. Noun. That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent. ¹
6. Noun. (uncountable) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan. ¹
7. Noun. The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained. ¹
8. Noun. (''rock climbing, uncountable'') The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge. ¹
9. Noun. (legal dated) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement. ¹
10. Verb. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire. ¹
11. Verb. To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent. ¹
12. Verb. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc. ¹
13. Verb. To expiate by a fine or forfeit. ¹
14. Verb. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a '''purchase''' upon, or apply a '''purchase''' to. ¹
15. Verb. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self. ¹
16. Verb. To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purchase
1. to acquire by the payment of money [v -CHASED, -CHASING, -CHASES]