purchase
English meaning: Purchase
Definition
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
Example
“They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.”
Another example: “The climber struggled to get a firm purchase on the icy rock.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The act of buying, or the thing bought. As a verb, to buy. Common in retail, finance and law; slightly more formal than 'buy'. Note the technical sense of physical leverage or grip ('get a purchase on'). Neutral to formal register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Anglo-Norman 'purchacer' 'to seek to obtain', from 'pur-' 'forth' + 'chacier' 'to chase'; 14th century.
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Antonyms / Opposites
Related Words
- tickets
- price
- transaction
- exposition
- purchasing
- sale
- lease
- stake
- shares
- acres
Common Collocations
- make a purchase
- online purchase
- purchase price
- proof of purchase
- bulk purchase
- purchase order
Word Forms
purchase (n); purchases (pl); purchase, purchased, purchasing (v)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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