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Definitions for Purchase

[1] to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
[2] to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc.
[3] to influence by a bribe.
[4] to be sufficient to buy: Twenty dollars purchases a subscription.
[5] Law . to acquire (land or other property) by means other than inheritance.
[6] to move, haul, or raise, especially by applying mechanical power.
[7] to get a leverage on; apply a lever, pulley, or other aid to.
[8] Obsolete . to procure, acquire, or obtain.
[9] to buy something.
[10] acquisition by the payment of money or its equivalent; buying, or a single act of buying.
[11] something that is purchased or bought.
[12] something purchased, with respect to value in relation to price; buy: At three for a dollar they seemed like a good purchase.
[13] Law . the acquisition of land or other property by means other than inheritance.
[14] acquisition by means of effort, labor, etc.: the purchase of comfort at the price of freedom.
[15] a lever, pulley, or other device that provides mechanical advantage or power for moving or raising a heavy object.
[16] an effective hold or position for applying power in moving or raising a heavy object; leverage.
[17] any means of applying or increasing power, influence, etc.
[18] the annual return or rent from land.
[19] a firm grip or grasp, footing, etc., on something.
[20] Obsolete . booty.
[21] to obtain (goods, etc) by payment
[22] to obtain by effort, sacrifice, etc to purchase one's freedom
[23] to draw, haul, or lift (a load) with the aid of mechanical apparatus
[24] to acquire (an estate) other than by inheritance
[25] something that is purchased, esp an article bought with money
[26] the act of buying
[27] acquisition of an estate by any lawful means other than inheritance
[28] a rough measure of the mechanical advantage achieved by a lever
[29] a firm foothold, grasp, etc, as for climbing or levering something
[30] a means of achieving some influence, advantage, etc

Words related to Purchase

investment, acquisition, asset, shop, earn, invest, acquire, procure, redeem, take, buy, booty, bargain, acquirement, gain, property, steal, cop, secure, win

Words nearby Purchase

purblind, purcell, purcell mountains, purchas, purchasable, purchase, purchase ledger, purchase tax, purchasing agent, purchasing power, purdah

Origin of Purchase

before 1150; (v.) Middle English purchasen < Anglo-French purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (Old French pourchacier ), equivalent to pur- (< Latin prō pro1) + chacer to chase1; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French purchas (Old French porchas ), derivative of the v.

Other words from Purchase

pur·chas·er , noun
mis·pur·chase , verb (used with object), mis·pur·chased, mis·pur·chas·ing.
non·pur·chase , noun
non·pur·chas·er , noun
o·ver·pur·chase , verb (used with object), o·ver·pur·chased, o·ver·pur·chas·ing.
pre·pur·chase , noun, verb (used with object), pre·pur·chased, pre·pur·chas·ing.
pre·pur·chas·er , noun
qua·si-pur·chased , adjective
un·pur·chased , adjective

Word origin for Purchase

C13: from Old French porchacier to strive to obtain, from por- for + chacier to chase 1

Synonyms for Purchase

acquisition, asset, investment, acquirement, bargain, booty, buy, gain, property, steal