purchase

buy; be long; have an ownership position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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▪ I. purchase pur‧chase ¹ [ˈpɜːtʆs ǁ ˈpɜːr-] noun COMMERCE

1. [uncountable] the act of buying something:

• Keep the receipt as your proof of purchase.

• the date of purchase

• House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make.

• the purchase of shares in Manpower Incorporated

2. make a purchase to buy something:

• According to our records she made a number of purchases from our Oxford Street store.

3. [countable] something that has been bought:

• If you are not satisfied with your purchase, we will give you a full refund.

• We offer discounts on multiple purchases.

— see also compulsory purchase, hire purchase

[m0] ▪ II. purchase purchase ² verb [transitive] formal COMMERCE

to buy something, especially something big or expensive:

• a loan to purchase a new car

• The property was purchased for investment purposes.

• A public company cannot purchase its own shares out of capital.

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purchase UK US /ˈpɜːtʃəs/ noun FORMAL COMMERCE

► [C] something that you buy: »How do you wish to pay for your purchases?
a big/major purchase »A car is a major purchase.

► [C or U] the act of buying something: »No purchase is necessary for you to enter this competition.
»If you wish to make a purchase, we will require your credit card details.
»Tax on the purchase of medical equipment can be reclaimed.
»This product may be frozen. If required, freeze on day of purchase.
»Similar products are available for purchase in the gift shop.
»house/ticket/share purchase

→ See also ADVANCE PURCHASE FARE(Cf. ↑advance purchase fare), BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT(Cf. ↑bond purchase agreement), COMPULSORY PURCHASE(Cf. ↑compulsory purchase), COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER(Cf. ↑compulsory purchase order), COUNTERPURCHASE(Cf. ↑counterpurchase), HIRE PURCHASE(Cf. ↑hire purchase), IMPULSE PURCHASE(Cf. ↑impulse purchase), MONEY-PURCHASE(Cf. ↑money-purchase), POINT OF PURCHASE(Cf. ↑point of purchase), PROOF OF PURCHASE(Cf. ↑proof of purchase)

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purchase UK US /ˈpɜːtʃəs/ verb [T] COMMERCE

► FORMAL to buy something: »Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.
purchase sth for $100/£2000, etc. »The company was purchased for £3.5 billion.
purchase sth at sth »Class A shares may be purchased at the offering price.
purchase sth from sth »The batteries can be purchased from any electrical store.

→ See also OFFER TO PURCHASE(Cf. ↑offer to purchase), OPTION TO PURCHASE(Cf. ↑option to purchase), REPURCHASE(Cf. ↑repurchase) verb

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Synonyms:

Buy, bargain for, get by payment, Bargain / Obtain, acquire, procure, get, gain, Property, possession, acquisition, thing acquired / Hold, advantage, power, force / Tackle, lever, capstan

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Purchase — Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & Fl.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purchase — pur·chase 1 vb pur·chased, pur·chas·ing vt 1: to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance 2: to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration; specif: to take (property) by a voluntary transaction (as a… … Law dictionary
Purchase — Pur chase (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF. porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F. pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to pursue, to chase.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purchase — ist der Familienname von Zac Purchase (* 1986), britischer Ruderer Purchase heißt der Ort Purchase (New York) im Westchester County im US Bundesstaat New York Purchase (in der Bedeutung Landkauf ) steht für u.a.: Gadsden Purchase, Vereinigte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Purchase — (New York) Purchase Pays États Unis État New York Comté Westchester S … Wikipédia en Français
purchase — [n] possession obtained with money acquirement, acquisition, asset, bargain, booty*, buy, gain, investment, property, steal; concepts 446,710 Ant. sale, sell purchase [v] buy, obtain achieve, acquire, attain, come by, cop*, deal in, earn, gain,… … New thesaurus
Purchase — Pur chase, v. i. 1. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one s self. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage. Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purchase — (v.) late 13c., obtain, contrive, bring about, from Anglo Fr. purchaser go after, from pur forth (possibly used here as an intensive prefix; see PURBLIND (Cf. purblind)) + O.Fr. chacier run after (see CHASE (Cf. chase)). Sense of buy first… … Etymology dictionary
purchase — vb *buy Analogous words: gain, win, *get, obtain, procure, secure … New Dictionary of Synonyms
purchase — both as a noun and as a verb, is a formal word not normally used in general contexts (especially conversation). By contrast buy as a noun is somewhat informal (a good buy), and so English lacks a word of neutral register for the meaning ‘the act… … Modern English usage
purchase — ► VERB ▪ obtain by payment; buy. ► NOUN 1) the action of buying. 2) a thing bought. 3) firm contact or grip. 4) a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects. DERIVATIVES purchasable … English terms dictionary

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