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
purchasenoun
the acquisition of something for payment
"they closed the purchase with a handshake"
purchasenoun
something acquired by purchase
purchasenoun
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
"he could get no purchase on the situation"
leverage, purchaseverb
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
buy, purchaseverb
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
purchasenoun
The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
purchasenoun
An individual item one has purchased.
purchasenoun
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.
purchasenoun
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
purchasenoun
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
He was pleased with his latest purchase.
purchasenoun
(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.
purchasenoun
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained.
purchasenoun
(rock climbing, uncountable) The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
purchasenoun
Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
purchaseverb
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
purchaseverb
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
to purchase land, to purchase a house.
purchaseverb
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
to purchase favor with flattery.
purchaseverb
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
purchaseverb
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
purchaseverb
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
purchaseverb
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Purchasenoun
Etymology: pourchas, old Fr. from the verb.
He that procures his child a good mind, makes a better purchase for him, than if he laid out the money for an addition to his former acres. John Locke, on Education.
Our thriving dean has purchas’d land;
A purchase which will bring him clear
Above his rent four pounds a year. Jonathan Swift.A beauty waining and distressed widow
Made prize and purchase of his wanton eye;
Seduc’d the pitch and height of all his thoughts
To base declension. William Shakespeare.The fox repairs to the wolf’s cell, and takes possession of his stores; but he had little joy of the purchase. Roger L'Estrange.
To PURCHASEverb
Etymology: pourchasser, Fr.
You have many a purchas’d slave,
Which like your asses, and your dogs and mules,
You use in abject and in slavish part. William Shakespeare.His sons buried him in the cave, which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth. Gen. xxv.
A world who would not purchase with a bruise. John Milton.
I will be deaf to pleading and excuses,
Nor tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses;
Therefore use none. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
Webster Dictionary
Purchaseverb
to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire
Purchaseverb
to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house
Purchaseverb
to obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery
Purchaseverb
to expiate by a fine or forfeit
Purchaseverb
to acquire by any means except descent or inheritance
Purchaseverb
to buy for a price
Purchaseverb
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
Purchaseverb
to put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self
Purchaseverb
to acquire wealth or property
Purchaseverb
the act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything
Purchaseverb
the act of seeking and acquiring property
Purchaseverb
the acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent
Purchaseverb
that which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition
Purchaseverb
that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent
Purchaseverb
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
Purchaseverb
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
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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
One seller recently asked the buyer to confirm it would proceed with the purchase irrespective of the outcome of the referendum, this proposal was, however, rejected.
People from across the country are calling to thank us, somebody from Abu Dhabi even reached out to us yesterday and made a purchase from us.
Many traders were expecting the Philippines to make the large 500,000 tonnes purchase shortly after approval was received, but no deals have happened, and this is really adding some intrigue to the market.
George Haswani provides support (for) and benefits from the regime through his role as a middleman in deals for the purchase of oil from ISIL (Islamic State) by the Syrian regime, he has close ties to the Syrian regime.
He allegedly oversaw and approved their political and electoral interference operations in the United States which included the purchase of American computer server space, the creation of hundreds of fictitious online personas, and the use of stolen identities of persons from the United States, these actions were allegedly taken to reach significant numbers of Americans for the purposes of interfering with the United States political system, including the 2016 Presidential Election.
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Translations for purchase
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- شراءArabic
- koupit, získat, sehnat, koupě, nákupCzech
- købDanish
- anschaffen, Einkauf, kaufen, Anschaffung, KaufGerman
- aĉeti, aĉetaĵoEsperanto
- compra, adquisición, comprarSpanish
- ostaaFinnish
- acquisition, acquérir, acheter, achatFrench
- ceannach, ceannaichScottish Gaelic
- առնել, գնելArmenian
- comprare, acquisto, compraItalian
- 購入, 購買Japanese
- pirktiLithuanian
- pirktLatvian
- winnen, waard, verwerving, aankopen, aankoop, afkopen, verwerven, aanschaffen, bekomen, kopen, aanschaf, nastreven, koop, gewin, aanwinstDutch
- anskaffe, ervervelse, erverve, kjøpe seg, kjøp, kjøpe, overdragelse, anskaffelse, sikre segNorwegian
- kupno, zakupPolish
- comprar, aquisição, compra, comprasPortuguese
- cumpăraRomanian
- покупка, приобретениеRussian
- kúpiť, kúpa, nákup, získať, zohnaťSlovak
- inkSwedish
- கொள்முதல்Tamil
- придбатиUkrainian
- mua, tựa vào, bám vàoVietnamese
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