transitive verb purchased -·chased, purchasing -·chas·ing

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

Etymology: 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
4. 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 ()
5. Law the acquisition of land, buildings, etc. by means other than inheritance or descent