What does purchase mean?
Definitions for purchase
ˈpɜr tʃəspur·chase
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word purchase.
Princeton's WordNet
purchase(noun)
the acquisition of something for payment
"they closed the purchase with a handshake"
purchase(noun)
something acquired by purchase
purchase(noun)
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
"he could get no purchase on the situation"
leverage, purchase(verb)
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
buy, purchase(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
purchase(Noun)
The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
An individual item one has purchased.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
They offer free with the purchase of a drink.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
He was pleased with his latest purchase.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
(uncountable) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
(rock climbing, uncountable) The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Noun)
Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
to purchase land, to purchase a house.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
to purchase favor with flattery.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to.
to purchase a cannon
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
purchase(Verb)
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution
Etymology: From purchasen, from purchacer from pur- ( pro-) + chacer. Compare porchacier, which has given pourchasser.
Webster Dictionary
Purchase(verb)
to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to expiate by a fine or forfeit
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to acquire by any means except descent or inheritance
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to buy for a price
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
to acquire wealth or property
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
the act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
the act of seeking and acquiring property
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
the acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
that which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Purchase(verb)
acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement
Etymology: [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.]
Freebase
Purchase
Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day. Purchase is home to State University of New York at Purchase, Manhattanville College and the Westchester County Airport.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Purchase
pur′chās, v.t. to acquire by seeking: to obtain by paying: to obtain by labour, danger, &c.: (law) to get in any way other than by inheritance: to raise or move by mechanical means: (Shak.) to expiate by a fine or forfeit.—n. act of purchasing: that which is purchased or got for a price: value, advantage, worth: any mechanical power or advantage in raising or moving bodies.—adj. Pur′chasable, that may be purchased: (hence of persons) venal, corrupt.—n. Pur′chaser.—Purchase money, the money paid, or to be paid, for anything; Purchase shears, a very strong kind of shears, with removable cutters, and a strong spring at the back; Purchase system, the method by which, before 1871, commissions in the British army could be bought.—(So many) years' purchase, a price paid for a house, an estate, &c. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years. [O. Fr. porchacier (Fr. pourchasser), to seek eagerly, pursue—pur (L. pro), for, chasser, to chase.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
purchase
Any mechanical power which increases the force applied. It is of large importance to nautical men in the combinations of pulleys, as whip, gun-tackle, luff-tackle, jeer, viol, luff upon luff, runner, double-runner, capstan, windlass, &c.
purchase
Ropes rove through two large purchase-blocks at the mast-head of a whaler, and made fast to the blubber-guy, for hoisting the blubber from a whale.
Editors Contribution
purchase
To use currency to have goods, products or services.
They choose to purchase a new dress and suit for their wedding, they choose simple designs as their love is what is important
Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'purchase' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3212
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'purchase' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4763
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'purchase' in Nouns Frequency: #1145
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'purchase' in Verbs Frequency: #511
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purchase in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purchase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of purchase in a Sentence
This would enable the EU to purchase up to 600 million doses of this vaccine, which is already being used across the EU. The additional doses will be delivered starting in the second quarter of 2021.
Demon can't be made to buy the plot on heaven by any salesman regardless of his convincing power as the clients purchase products or services merely as per their own worth, not by the value of the things.
Authenticity is one of the key tenants, if not the core tenants to endorsement, if consumers are mistrusting of the authentic relationship between the celebrity and the brand and they don't believe it, then they're not going to engage with it and they're not going to make a purchase or take further action.
We'll not stand idly by while NATO allies purchase weapons from our adversaries, weapons that threaten the very cohesion of this alliance.
A low take-up (on Thursday) clearly strengthens the rationale to adopt a broad-based asset-purchase programme, or QE.
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- شراءArabic
- koupit, koupě, nákup, získat, sehnatCzech
- købDanish
- Kauf, Einkauf, kaufen, Anschaffung, anschaffenGerman
- aĉetaĵo, aĉetiEsperanto
- adquisición, compra, comprarSpanish
- ostaaFinnish
- acquisition, acquérir, achat, acheterFrench
- ceannach, ceannaichScottish Gaelic
- գնել, առնելArmenian
- compra, comprare, acquistoItalian
- 購入, 購買Japanese
- pirktiLithuanian
- pirktLatvian
- aanwinst, koop, nastreven, aanschaf, kopen, verwerven, verwerving, afkopen, aankoop, waard, winnen, aankopen, aanschaffen, bekomen, gewinDutch
- kjøpe, kjøp, overdragelse, sikre seg, anskaffelse, erverve, kjøpe seg, anskaffe, ervervelseNorwegian
- kupno, zakupPolish
- compra, aquisição, comprar, comprasPortuguese
- cumpăraRomanian
- приобретение, покупкаRussian
- kúpa, kúpiť, nákup, zohnať, získaťSlovak
- inkSwedish
- கொள்முதல்Tamil
- придбатиUkrainian
- mua, tựa vào, bám vàoVietnamese
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