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purchase

/ purchase /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the acquisition of something for payment
"they closed the purchase with a handshake"
Type of:
acquisition
Kinds of:
redemption repurchase buyback buying purchasing
Derived:
buy
noun Sense 2
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
"he could get no purchase on the situation"
Type of:
influence
noun Sense 3
something acquired by purchase
Type of:
acquisition
Kinds of:
stock buyback bargain buy steal
Derived:
buy
noun Sense 4
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Type of:
mechanical phenomenon
Derived:
pry prise prize lever jimmy
verb Sense 5
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"
Opposites:
sell
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
buy back repurchase take get subscribe
Derived:
buyer purchaser emptor vendee buying
Verb group:
buy
Entails:
pay choose take
See also:
stock buy in take over buy out buy up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

acquisition redemption repurchase buyback buying purchasing influence stock buyback bargain buy steal mechanical phenomenon