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to purchase
01
to get goods or services in exchange for money or other forms of payment
Transitive: to purchase goods or services
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
purchase
3rd person singular
purchases
past simple
purchased
past participle
purchased
Examples
Consumers often purchase goods and services to meet their needs and desires.
Purchase
01
the act of acquiring something by paying for it
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
purchases
Examples
The purchase of the car required careful budgeting.
02
a thing obtained through buying
Examples
Her latest purchase was a vintage dress.
03
the grip or advantage gained through positioning or leverage, enabling force to be applied effectively
Examples
The climber sought a good purchase on the rock face.
Lexical Tree
purchaser
purchasing
repurchase
purchase
