Purchase Definition
pûrchĭs
purchased, purchases, purchasing
verb
purchased, purchases, purchasing
To obtain for money or by paying a price; buy.
Webster's New World
To acquire by effort; earn.
Purchased the victory with the loss of many lives.
American Heritage
To obtain at a cost, as of suffering or sacrifice.
Webster's New World
To move or raise by means of a mechanical device.
Webster's New World
To acquire (land, buildings, etc.) by means other than inheritance or descent.
Webster's New World
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noun
purchases
Anything obtained by buying.
Webster's New World
The act of buying.
Webster's New World
Something bought.
That hat was a wise purchase.
American Heritage
Income; return.
Webster's New World
A firm hold applied to move something mechanically or to keep from slipping.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Purchase
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From Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain") from pur- (Latin pro-) + chac(i)er (“to chase, pursue"). Compare Old French porchacier (“to follow, to chase"), which has given French pourchasser (“to chase without relent").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English purchasen to pursue, purchase from Old French purchacier pur- forth (from Latin prō- per1 in Indo-European roots) chacier to chase chase1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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