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Meaning
Noun
●
The
acquisition
of
title
to, or
property
in, anything for a price;
buying
for money or its equivalent.
●
That which is
obtained
,
got
or
acquired
, in any
manner
,
honestly
or
dishonestly
;
property
;
possession
; acquisition.
●
That which is
obtained
for a
price in
money or its equivalent.
●
The
act
or process of
seeking
and
obtaining
something (e.g.
property
, etc.)
●
A price
paid
for a
house
or
estate
, etc.
equal
to the amount of the
rent
or
income
during the
stated
number of years.
●
Any
mechanical
hold
or
advantage
,
applied
to the
raising
or
removing
of
heavy
bodies
, as by a
lever
, a
tackle
or capstan.
●
The
apparatus
,
tackle
or
device
by which such
mechanical advantage
is
gained
and (in
nautical
terminology
) the
ratio
of such a
device
, like a
pulley
, or
block
and
tackle
.
●
In Climbing:
The amount of
hold
one has from an individual
foothold
or ledge.
●
In Law:
Acquisition of
lands
or
tenements
by means
other than
descent
or
inheritance
, namely, by
one's
own
act
or agreement.
Verb
●
To
buy
,
obtain
by
payment
of a
price in
money or its equivalent.
●
To
pursue
and
obtain
; to
acquire
by
seeking
; to
gain
,
obtain
, or
acquire
.
●
To
obtain
by any
outlay
,
as of
labor
,
danger
, or
sacrifice
, etc.
●
To
expiate
by a
fine
or forfeit.
●
To
apply
to (anything) a
device
for
obtaining
a
mechanical advantage
; to get a
purchase
upon, or
apply
a
purchase
to; to
raise
or
move
by
mechanical
means.
●
To
put forth
effort
to
obtain
anything; to
strive
; to
exert
oneself.
●
To
constitute
the
buying power
for a
purchase
, have a
trading
value.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
hamlet
in Harrison, New York.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
purchase
English
purchasen
Middle English (1100-1500)
purchacer
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Contact
Grip
Hold
Foothold
Support
Emption
Purchase
Procure
Buy
Aby
Antonyms
Sale
Steal
Related
Buying
Acquire
Buyer
Offer
Resell
Acquisition
Order
Transaction
Preorder
Manufacture
Payment
Obtain
Selling
Shop
Transfer
Price
Investment
Sales
Supply
Pay
Install
Bought
Store
Import
Lease
Stock
Procurement
Discount
Rent
Upgrade
Deposit
Trade
Select
Prebuy
Shopping
Shipment
Book
Customer
Item
Receive
Consume
Borrow
Receipt
Delivery
Refund
Buys
Launch
Produce
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