purchases
English meaning: Purchases
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: “You can track all your recent purchases through the mobile app.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'purchase'. A formal-to-neutral noun for things bought or the act of buying ('online purchases', 'make purchases'). Distinct from the figurative sense of 'purchase' meaning grip or leverage. Common in retail, finance, and accounting.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'porchacier' (to seek to obtain, pursue), from 'pour-' (forth) + 'chacier' (to chase); the 'buy' sense emerged by the 14th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- online purchases
- make purchases
- recent purchases
- in-app purchases
- large purchases
- return purchases
Word Forms
purchase (v/n); purchases (pl); purchasing (n); purchaser (n)
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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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