- get 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.
get a purchase on something
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gain 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
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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
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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
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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
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