Definitions of purchase [ˈpɜr tʃəs]

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Definition of 'purchase'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) purchase
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.

2.  purchase
to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc.

3.  purchase
to influence by a bribe.

4.  purchase
to be sufficient to buy:
Ten dollars will purchase two tickets.

5.  purchase
to move, haul, or raise, esp. by applying mechanical power.

6.  purchase
to get a leverage on; apply a lever, pulley, or other aid to.

7.  purchase
Obs. to procure; acquire; obtain.

8. (v.i.) purchase
to buy something.

9. (n.) purchase
acquisition by the payment of money or its equivalent.

10.  purchase
something that is purchased or bought.

11.  purchase
acquisition by means of effort, labor, etc.

12.  purchase
Law. the acquisition of land or other property by means other than inheritance.

13.  purchase
a lever, pulley, or other device that provides mechanical advantage or power for moving or raising a heavy object.

14.  purchase
an effective hold or position for applying power in moving or raising a heavy object; leverage.

15.  purchase
any means of applying or increasing power, influence, etc.

16.  purchase
a firm grip or footing on something.

Etymology: (1275–1325; (v.) ME < AF purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (OF pourchacier) =pur- (< L prō-pro -¹) +chacer to chase¹)

Definition of 'purchase'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) purchase
the acquisition of something for payment
"they closed the purchase with a handshake"

2. (noun) purchase
something acquired by purchase

3. (noun) purchase
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
"he could get no purchase on the situation"

4. (verb) leverage, purchase
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

5. (verb) buy, purchase
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
"The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

Definition of 'purchase'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) purchase
to buy
money used to purchase weapons; Tickets can be purchased at our website.

2. (noun) purchase
sth that you buy
a man carrying his purchases out of the store

3. purchase
the act of buying
the purchase of stolen goods

Definition of 'purchase'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) purchase
to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire

2. (verb) purchase
to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house

3. (verb) purchase
to obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery

4. (verb) purchase
to expiate by a fine or forfeit

5. (verb) purchase
to acquire by any means except descent or inheritance

6. (verb) purchase
to buy for a price

7. (verb) purchase
to apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon

8. (verb) purchase
to put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self

9. (verb) purchase
to acquire wealth or property

10. (verb) purchase
the act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything

11. (verb) purchase
the act of seeking and acquiring property

12. (verb) purchase
the acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent

13. (verb) purchase
that which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition

14. (verb) purchase
that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent

15. (verb) purchase
any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained

16. (verb) purchase
acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement

Translation of 'purchase'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to buy I purchased a new house.
Afrikaans: koop	Arabic: يَشْتَري، يَبْتاع	Bulgarian: купувам
Brazilian: comprar	Czech: koupit	German: kaufen
Danish: købe	Greek: αγοράζω	Spanish: comprar, adquirir
Estonian: ostma	Farsi: خریدن	Finnish: ostaa
French: acheter	Hebrew: לִקנוֹת	Hindi: खरीदना, क्रय करना, मोल ले
Hungarian: (meg)vásárol	Indonesian: membeli	Icelandic: kaupa
Italian: acquistare, comprare	Japanese: 買う	Korean: 구매하다
Lithuanian: pirkti	Latvian: pirkt	Malay: membeli
Dutch: kopen	Norwegian: kjøpe, skaffe seg	Polish: nabyć
Persian: خریدن	Pashto: اخيستل	Portuguese: comprar
Romanian: a cumpăra	Russian: покупать	Slovak: kúpiť
Slovenian: kupiti	Serbian: kupiti	Swedish: köpa, förvärva
Thai: ซื้อ	Turkish: satın almak	Taiwanese: 購買
Ukrainian: купувати; придбати	Urdu: خريدنا	Vietnamese: mua
Chinese: 购买
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