[pur-chuh
s] 
verb, -chased, -chas⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 9. | to buy something. |
| 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. |
| pur·chase (pûr'chĭs) tr.v. pur·chased, pur·chas·ing, pur·chas·es
[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. |