as in to buy
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I need to purchase a new heavy coat
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Recent Examples of purchase
Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Valeria Serna of climate nonprofit Resilient Palisades recently purchased a 500-gallon water tank on her own dime and lugged it to several neighborhoods that lacked water access.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Alain Sherter, CBS News, 25 June 2025
Game developers have struggled for years due to mandatory in-app purchases, which have drained their revenue with high commission costs.
—William Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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Verb
As the iPaaS market continues to develop, AI will (perhaps obviously) feature more prominently as a purchasing decision factor.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Valeria Serna of climate nonprofit Resilient Palisades recently purchased a 500-gallon water tank on her own dime and lugged it to several neighborhoods that lacked water access.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
Fortnite gamers who were charged for unwanted purchases while playing the online video game could receive a slice of the $126 million in refunds the Federal Trade Commission is sending out this week.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 25 June 2025
Game developers have struggled for years due to mandatory in-app purchases, which have drained their revenue with high commission costs.
—William Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchase
Verb
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After all, the £105m upper loss limit introduced in 2013 has not budged since, despite the costs of buying and employing players skyrocketing.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Singh is believed to have bought the farmhouse and surrounding orchards in April 2023 using a U.S. Department of Agriculture mortgage program, according to Cal Fire investigators, who found that a month after the purchase, Singh transferred 50% of the property to Aaron and Simren Pamma.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Yet even adaptive leadership has limits without leverage.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Key considerations for investors hoping to dip a toe into alternatives include correlations in price performance versus other asset classes and strategies, the use of leverage — which can magnify gains and losses — access to liquidity and fees, Brahim said.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Expansion into new markets and dedicated collections are driving sales of sustainable apparel.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 June 2025
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General tickets go on sale June 27 at 10 a.m. local time.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The auction had plenty of other stunners up for grabs.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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While Cuomo has the lead, an overview of the poll from Marist notes some voters’ support remains up for grabs for the top contenders, with 11 percent undecided in the first round and 11 percent not choosing Cuomo or Mamdani at any point on their ballot.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
Noun
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There are other ways to lower your transaction costs, too.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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That rather leads the firm not just to be a systems of record and systems of transaction company (how the industry normally categorizes a core ERP player), but also a systems of operations specialist for real world factory floors.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Soon the first vessels pulled away from the anchorage, to assemble mid-lake in battle formation.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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That’s the term captains give to itineraries that move between the most popular ports where charter yachts invariably end up, competing for anchorage or access to the best restaurants.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Teamed up with Jackie Young (19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals) and Chelsea Gray (18 points, three rebounds, three assists), Wilson and the Aces outscored the Fever 31-20 in the fourth quarter to run away with the victory.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Hamby finished with 13 points and four steals and Azurá Stevens had 11 points and nine rebounds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Would Haliburton be sidelined if this was January, in the dog days of a regular season grind, instead of June when a championship is within grasp?—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Washington realizes that Moore hasn’t even fully grown into his body yet, let alone having a full grasp of the game at this level.—
Dhani Joseph,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Purchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchase. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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