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verb

ˈpər-chəs How to pronounce purchase (audio)
Definition of purchasenext
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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purchase

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noun

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as in leverage

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as in sale

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Recent Examples of purchase
Verb
Fans can enter the lottery online before the end of the month for a chance to purchase tickets to the games. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 At a local Autozone there was a run on gas cans as people rushed to purchase fuel to power their generators. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
The ticket purchase limit for that concert was between four and eight, prosecutors said, and REPS allegedly made approximately $833,323 in profit by reselling those tickets. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 The award does not represent a purchase of a new fighter jet. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purchase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchase
  1. buy
  2. leverage
  3. sale
  4. grab
  5. transaction
  6. anchorage
  7. steal
  8. grasp
Verb
  • Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats, meanwhile, called the dividend proposal a vote-buying scheme.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of buy
Noun
  • This has the potential to move hiring from a checklist exercise to a high-yield strategic maneuver, ensuring that critical hires are chosen for technical and commercial leverage.
    — Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But Palestinian parliamentary leverage reached a high point in 1992–1995, when Yitzhak Rabin’s government relied on support from two Arab-majority parties.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of leverage
Noun
  • Vinyl records just posted their nineteenth consecutive year of growth, passing $1 billion in US sales in an era when streaming has made music essentially free.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Private facilities will usually accept leaves from many different sources and have larger quantities of compost available for bulk sale.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of sale
Noun
  • The five seats up for grabs on the Fulton Commission include the northern District 1 spot, where incumbent Republican Bridget Thorne is embroiled in a rematch with Democrat Maggie Goldman.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • At Compass Rose, the hotel’s grab-and-go counter for Cuban-style coffee and pastries, look for the hotel’s original 1939 green-glass front desk, where I was told there’s photographic evidence of Miami Vice’s Don Johnson leaning against it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of grab
Noun
  • Florida law imposes disclosure requirements concerning certain potential conflicts, and directors should disclose relevant financial or personal interests before the board considers any related transactions or decisions.
    — Gary M. Mars, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The basic model of competitive markets which one finds in an introductory economics textbook—where independent firms engage in cold arm’s-length transactions motivated by unadulterated self-interest—does not apply to the industry.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of transaction
Noun
  • The transfer took place at an anchorage off Zhoushan on October 13, in open water away from port infrastructure, according to Chinese Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), a state energy firm.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The ship has arrived at safe anchorage and none of its crew were hurt, the Singapore maritime authority said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of anchorage
Noun
  • Eleven years later, that gamble is looking like an absolute steal.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Richie Palacios and Taylor Walls got aboard on base hits and moved into scoring position on a double steal.
    — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of steal
Noun
  • Here’s hoping the Dodgers brain trust will eventually regain control of their team from Ohtani’s tight grasp.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When Lindo evaded the owner's grasp and continued advancing while holding the firearm, Sgt.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of grasp

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“Purchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchase. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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