PURCHASE Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈpər-chəs

Definition of purchase

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

as in leverage

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as in sale

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Recent Examples of purchase

Verb

One-day tickets for Friday and 33 percent of 3-day tickets purchased directly through Front Gate Tickets will be automatically refunded in less than 30 days to the original method of payment. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Those who purchased tickets will be refunded automatically, while those who acquired tickets through a donation will also be refunded. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Noun

Messina Touring said refunds are available at points of purchase, and ticketholders who purchased through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Instead, throw it away or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purchase

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Verb

The Stop Insider Trading Act, meanwhile, bans lawmakers and their spouses from buying stocks.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Areas at high risk of flooding and where few people are insured tend to be poorer, experts said, as are areas where FEMA's flood maps don't properly convey the severity of the risk or mandate that enough people buy coverage.

— MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of buy

Noun

But expanding domestic and allied capacity to manufacture the most critical medicines and ingredients — and maintain adequate strategic reserves — would dramatically reduce China’s leverage in any future crisis.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Iran, unable to get its own oil through the strait because of a US naval blockade, and losing its key source of economic leverage, has ramped up its attacks on oil tankers transiting the Gulf.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of leverage

Noun

Days later, facing the credible threat of losing a third consecutive star on the eve of ticket sales opening, Boston moved, agreeing to a record $331 million deal.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Home goods seller Ryan Zhao, director of Jiangsu Green Willow Textile, expects sales in the second half of the year to grow by 30% from a year ago if tariff cuts are implemented.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of sale

Noun

With only 39 days until the election, Democrats gathered Friday in Miami Beach to court Hispanic voters as polling suggests South Florida Latinos who voted Republican in recent years are up for grabs.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
And the question of how the country’s premier history museum should tell the nation’s story is suddenly up for grabs.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

Noun

Rival Kalshi in April became the first exchange to complete a block trade, which are large transactions negotiated privately to avoid price volatility that are typical on Wall Street.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Her character has no scenes here, but the transaction made inside these walls deeply impacts her.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of transaction

Noun

Its five-peptide complex targets visible density and anchorage, while Cécred’s patent-pending Bioactive Keratin Ferment is designed to visibly strengthen hair.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Separately, state television reported that another Iranian tanker was attacked in Kharg Island anchorage area.

— Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of anchorage

Noun

Through the first two weeks of the new season, the ratings results suggest that the NFL’s media partners have a firm grasp on what fans want to watch.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Baek Ki-hyeon aspired to walk a path of virtue and provide for their sister through honest means — but his calculating spymaster big brother was never going to let them out of his grasp.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

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