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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.
EXPANDLaw. to acquire (land or other property) by means other than inheritance.
verb (used without object)
9.
to buy something.
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Purchasing
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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.
EXPANDacquisition 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.
COLLAPSEObsolete. booty.
Origin:
before 1150; (v.) Middle English purchasen < Anglo-French purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (Old French pourchacier), equivalent to pur- (< Latin prō pro1) + chacer to chase1; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French purchas (Old French porchas), derivative of the v.
before 1150; (v.) Middle English purchasen < Anglo-French purchacer to seek to obtain, procure (Old French pourchacier), equivalent to pur- (< Latin prō pro1) + chacer to chase1; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French purchas (Old French porchas), derivative of the v.
Related forms
pur·chas·er, noun
mis·pur·chase, verb (used with object), mis·pur·chased, mis·pur·chas·ing.
non·pur·chase, noun
non·pur·chas·er, noun
o·ver·pur·chase, verb (used with object), o·ver·pur·chased, o·ver·pur·chas·ing.
EXPANDpre·pur·chase, noun, verb (used with object), pre·pur·chased, pre·pur·chas·ing.
pre·pur·chas·er, noun
qua·si-pur·chased, adjective
un·pur·chased, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. sell.
1. sell.
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| purchasing | |
noun | |
| the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" [syn: buying] |
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