pur|chase

pur|chase
pur|chase «PUR chuhs», verb, -chased, -chas|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to get by paying a price; buy: »

We purchased a new car.

2. Figurative. to get in return for something: »

to purchase safety at the cost of happiness.

3. Law. to acquire other than by inheritance.
4. to hoist, haul, or draw by the aid of some mechanical device.
5. Obsolete. to go after and get possession of.
–n.
1. the act of buying: »

the purchase of a new car.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under buy. (Cf. ↑buy)
2. the thing bought: »

That hat was a good purchase. Next year's economic push will have to come from a combination of bigger business investment and rising government purchases (Newsweek).

3. a firm hold to help move something or to keep from slipping: »

Wind the rope twice around the tree to get a better purchase.

4. a device for obtaining such a hold.
5. the annual income, such as rent, from land.
6. Law. an acquiring of property other than by inheritance.
7. Obsolete. booty.
8. Obsolete. acquisition; gain.
╂[< Anglo-French purchacer to pursue < pur- forth (< Latin prō- pro-1) + chacer, Old French chacier to chase, pursue]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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