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pur⋅chase

  [pur-chuhs] verb, -chased, -chas⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
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, esp. 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.
–verb (used without object)
9. to buy something.
–noun
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.
Origin:
bef. 1150; (v.) ME purchasen < AF purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (OF pourchacier), equiv. to pur- (< L prō pro 1 ) + chacer to chase 1 ; (n.) ME < AF purchas (OF porchas), deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
pur⋅chas⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. get, obtain, procure. See buy. 15. winch, capstan.

Antonyms:
1. sell.
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pur·chase   (pûr'chĭs)   
tr.v.   pur·chased, pur·chas·ing, pur·chas·es
  1. To obtain in exchange for money or its equivalent; buy.
  2. To acquire by effort; earn.
  3. To move or hold with a mechanical device, such as a lever or wrench.
n.  
    1. The act or an instance of buying.
    2. Something bought.
    3. Acquisition through the payment of money or its equivalent.
    4. A means of increasing power or influence.
    5. An advantage that is used in exerting one's power.
  2. A grip applied manually or mechanically to move something or prevent it from slipping.
  3. A device, such as a tackle or lever, used to obtain mechanical advantage.
  4. A position, as of a lever or one's feet, affording means to move or secure a weight.
    1. A means of increasing power or influence.
    2. An advantage that is used in exerting one's power.

[Middle English purchasen, to pursue, purchase, from Old French purchacier : pur-, forth (from Latin prō-; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + chacier, to chase; see chase1.]
pur'chas·er n.
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