- gain a purchase on something
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to get a firm hold on something
The rear wheels of the truck spun, trying to gain a purchase in the mud.
Main entry: purchase
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gain a purchase on something
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get a purchase on something — gain/get/a purchase on something phrase to get a firm hold on something The rear wheels of the truck spun, trying to gain a purchase in the mud. Thesaurus: to hold something or someonesynonym to try to hold somethinghyponym … Useful english dictionary
purchase — 1 verb (T) 1 formal to buy something, especially something big or expensive: a loan to purchase a new car 2 literary to gain something but only by losing something else: They purchased life at the expense of honour. purchasable adjective 2 noun 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purchase */*/ — I UK [ˈpɜː(r)tʃəs] / US [ˈpɜrtʃəs] verb [transitive] Word forms purchase : present tense I/you/we/they purchase he/she/it purchases present participle purchasing past tense purchased past participle purchased formal to buy something She purchased … English dictionary
purchase — pur|chase1 [ pɜrtʃəs ] verb transitive FORMAL ** to buy something: She purchased a number of shares in the company. ╾ pur|chas|er noun: The cost is borne by the purchaser of the property. purchase pur|chase 2 [ pɜrtʃəs ] noun FORMAL ** uncount… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
purchase — pur·chase 1 vb pur·chased, pur·chas·ing vt 1: to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance 2: to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration; specif: to take (property) by a voluntary transaction (as a… … Law dictionary
Purchase — Pur chase (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF. porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F. pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to pursue, to chase.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purchase — pur|chase1 W3S3 [ˈpə:tʃıs US ˈpə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: purchacier to try to get , from chacier to run after and try to catch ] formal to buy something ▪ You can purchase insurance on line. ▪ the growing demand to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
purchase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of buying Nouns 1. purchase, buying, emption; purchasing power; bargain (see cheapness); installment buying or plan, time purchase plan, buying on time, deferred payment, layaway plan, revolving… … English dictionary for students
Gain (finance) — In finance, gain is a profit or an increase in value of an investment such as a stock or bond. Gain is calculated by fair market value or the proceeds from the sale of the investment minus the sum of the purchase price and all costs associated… … Wikipedia
purchase — I. verb (purchased; purchasing) Etymology: Middle English purchacen, from Anglo French purchacer to strive for, obtain, from por , pur thoroughly, to a conclusion (from Latin pro forward, for) + chacer to pursue, chase more at pro Date: 14th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
