purchase


Definition: Meaning of, purchase in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpəːtʃɪs /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
purchase purchased purchased
Present Participle Third Person Singular
purchasing purchases
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  1. formal to buy something
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purchase purchases
  1. [uncountable and countable] formal something you buy, or the act of buying it
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  2. [singular] formal a firm hold on something
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purchase used in phrases

  • Gadsden Purchase
    1. the Gadsden Purchase an area of land in what is now Arizona and New Mexico, which was bought by the US from Mexico in 1853
  • Louisiana Purchase
    1. the Louisiana Purchase the area of land which the US bought from France in 1803. It covered the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains and between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled the size of the US.
  • compulsory purchase (noun)
    1. law the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made
  • hire purchase (noun)
    1. British English a way of buying expensive goods by regularly paying small amounts over a period of time [=  installment plan American English]
  • hire-purchase (noun)
    1. instalment plan
  • purchase agreement (noun)
    1. a contract stating the terms of a purchase
  • purchase contract (noun)
    1. a contract stating the terms of a purchase
  • purchase order (noun)
    1. a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
  • purchase price (noun)
    1. formal the price that has to be paid for something, especially a house
  • stock purchase plan (noun)
    1. an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock
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