purchase

Purchase is defined as to obtain something by paying for it.

(verb)

An example of to purchase is to buy food at the grocery store.

The definition of a purchase is something bought or paid for.

(noun)

An example of a purchase is a pair of pants for which someone paid $10.

See purchase in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to obtain for money or by paying a price; buy
to obtain at a cost, as of suffering or sacrifice
to move or raise by means of a mechanical device
Law to acquire (land, buildings, etc.) by means other than inheritance or descent

Origin: ME purchacen < OFr pourchacier, to pursue < pour, for (< L pro: see pro) + chacier, to chase

noun

anything obtained by buying
the act of buying
Now Rare income; return
1. a firm hold applied to move something mechanically or to keep from slipping
2. any apparatus for applying such a hold
3. Naut. tackle ()
Law the acquisition of land, buildings, etc. by means other than inheritance or descent

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See purchase in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb pur·chased, pur·chas·ing, pur·chas·es

noun

a. The act or an instance of buying.
b. Something bought.
c. Acquisition through the payment of money or its equivalent.
A grip applied manually or mechanically to move something or prevent it from slipping.
A device, such as a tackle or lever, used to obtain mechanical advantage.
A position, as of a lever or one's feet, affording means to move or secure a weight.
a. A means of increasing power or influence.
b. An advantage that is used in exerting one's power.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English purchasen, to pursue, purchase

Origin: , from Old French purchacier

Origin: : pur-, forth (from Latin prō-; see per¹ in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + chacier, to chase; see chase¹

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