purchaser

Variant of purchase

transitive verb purchased, purchasing

  1. to obtain for money or by paying a price; buy
  2. to obtain at a cost, as of suffering or sacrifice
  3. to move or raise by means of a mechanical device
  4. 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

  1. anything obtained by buying
  2. the act of buying
  3. 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 ()
  4. Law the acquisition of land, buildings, etc. by means other than inheritance or descent

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