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Verb
/ˈpərCHəs/,
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purchasing, present participle; purchased, past tense; purchases, 3rd person singular present; purchased, past participle;
  1. Acquire (something) by paying for it; buy
    • - Mr. Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for $1,500
  2. Obtain or achieve with effort or suffering
    • - the victory was purchased by the death of Rhiwallon
  3. Haul in (a rope or cable) or haul up (an anchor) by means of a pulley, lever, etc

Noun
  1. The action of buying something
    • - the large number of videos currently available for purchase
    • - we carefully make our purchases after consulting each other
  2. A thing that has been bought
    • - she stowed her purchases in the car
  3. The acquisition of property by means other than inheritance

  4. The annual rent or return from land

  5. A hold or position on something for applying power advantageously, or the advantage gained by such application
    • - the horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement
    • - an attempt to gain a purchase on the soft earth
  6. A block and tackle


  1. buy: 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"
  2. the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
  3. something acquired by purchase
  4. a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"
  5. leverage: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
  6. (purchasing) buying: the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
  7. Trade is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money. Trade is also called commerce or transaction. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. ...
  8. Purchase may refer to: ;Names of persons *Zac Purchase, a British rower.
  9. Purchase (foaled in 1916, died 1936), an American Thoroughbred racehorse, was called "The Adonis of the Turf." Walter Vosburgh, the official handicapper for The Jockey Club as well as a turf historian for many years (and for whom the Vosburgh Stakes were named), wrote: "… ...
  10. Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting for acquiring goods or services to accomplish the goals of the enterprise. Though there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. ...
  11. (Purchasing (magazine)) Purchasing magazine (ISSN-0033-4448) was a trade publication serving the information needs of purchasing professionals. ...
  12. The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.); An individual item one has purchased; 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 ...
  13. (Purchases) Credit card charges made at merchants. Purchases usually have a lower APR than cash advances.
  14. (19. Purchases) When you make a purchase through the Site, we may collect your credit card number or other payment account number, billing address and other information related to such purchase (collectively, "Payment Information") from you, and may use such Payment Information in order to ...
  15. (Purchases) We may make available products and services for purchase through the Site, and we may use third-party suppliers and service providers to enable e-commerce functionality on our Site. ...
  16. (Purchases) To dream of purchases usually augurs profit and advancement with pleasure.
  17. (Purchases) ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE(S)
  18. (Purchases) From first-time to repeat buyers, Invis has the solutions
  19. (Purchases) Goods bought by the business for the prime purpose of selling them again.
  20. (Purchases) Payment must be made in full before tickets will be released. The Pikes Peak Center Box Office accepts cash, checks, and all major credit cards. Contact the box office at 719-520-SHOW with specific questions about purchasing tickets.
  21. (Purchases) We use  Paypal for purchase transactions, a well known and trusted service.
  22. (Purchases) When you make a purchase you agree to pay to Company the then-current fee applicable to the type of purchase you selected. You understand and agree that the fee is non-refundable. The features associated with each purchase are provided below.
  23. (Purchases) YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE TO PURCHASE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES! There are 2 options for purchasing from BevMax. You may pick up your products at our store location in Stamford, Connecticut, or you can ship your products to yourself or to whomever you want to send them to via common carrier.
  24. (Purchases) may only be made by a registered cardholder.
  25. Purchases are normal transactions on your credit card, for example when you use it in a shop. Purchases normally attract different rates of interest to other debts on your credit card such as balance transfers or cash withdrawals.