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The Britannica Dictionary purchase 6 ENTRIES FOUND:

• purchase (verb)
• purchase (noun)
• purchase order (noun)
• purchase price (noun)
• hire purchase (noun)
• Gadsden Purchase (proper noun)

1 purchase /ˈpɚtʃəs/ verb purchases; purchased; purchasing 1 purchase /ˈpɚtʃəs/ verb purchases; purchased; purchasing Britannica Dictionary definition of PURCHASE [+ object] formal : to buy (property, goods, etc.) : to get (something) by paying money for it

• purchase a house
• He purchased a new suit for a hundred dollars.
• Souvenirs can be purchased at the gift shop. = You can purchase souvenirs at the gift shop.

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— purchaser

noun, plural purchasers [count]

— purchasing

adjective, always used before a noun

• purchasing agents
• the company's purchasing department [=the people in a company who buy the company's supplies]

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 purchase /ˈpɚtʃəs/ noun plural purchases 2 purchase /ˈpɚtʃəs/ noun plural purchases Britannica Dictionary definition of PURCHASE 1 : an act of buying something [count]

• credit card purchases
• cash purchases

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• The CD player is guaranteed for one year from the date of purchase.
• Getting a rebate requires proof of purchase. [=something, such as a receipt, that proves that you bought something]

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• The car was an expensive purchase.
• He displayed his recent purchases with pride.

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• The ice made it impossible for the car's wheels to gain/get a purchase on the road.

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• The surface was so slick that the wheels couldn't gain purchase.

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• I couldn't get a purchase on the problem. [=I couldn't get a good understanding of the problem]

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