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
Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Mortgage allegations remain unresolved The federal investigation into James stems from her 2023 purchase of a home in Virginia.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
One day, the publisher of Choppers Magazine purchased a piece of this work in 1963 for $85 and thus began his career.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Plus, children can eat for free at the restaurant and sports bar Draft, with a purchase of an adult entree.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Mortgage allegations remain unresolved The federal investigation into James stems from her 2023 purchase of a home in Virginia.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
At Rosa’s second location, which opened at The Residences Water Square on the riverfront last November, a 24-hour market enables residents to purchase grab-and-go snacks and prepared meals any day of the week.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
One day, the publisher of Choppers Magazine purchased a piece of this work in 1963 for $85 and thus began his career.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchase
Verb
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Nobody buys an Alfa Romeo to fade into the crowd.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Choose 100% carrot juice when buying commercial juices.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the bigger problem is that fans, as a rule, do not have much leverage, or avenues to effectively protest.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In both instances, the minority party was using the threat of a shutdown as leverage to get their way.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now the abode next door is up for sale, as well.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Deep in the Chiefs territory, the ball was up for grabs … again.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Nik Bonitto almost sacked Herbert on Keenan Allen's one-handed grab against Moss.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Paramount, which owned CBS, wanted to merge with Skydance Media, a transaction that required government approval.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Splitit said this solution keeps issuers in the transaction flow and adds value for banks bypassed by most buy-now, pay-later services.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On April Fools’ Day in 1928, the Point Loma was towed out to an anchorage on the southern end of the Point Loma kelp beds.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ceramides and 5% capixyl are the finishing touches for boosting overall hair anchorage at the follicle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Albies has recorded 14 steals on 17 attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The senior had eight assists and added four steals as Hillsdale beat Mercy to improve to 2-0 in Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division play.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And their grasp of how billions of neurons and trillions of synaptic connections interact to form individual minds continues to deepen.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
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Baker’s synaesthesiac grasp of the tawny’s song, in which its voice can ruffle the fur of night and in which silence is luminous, may be reflected in the neural structure of the owl’s brain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Purchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchase. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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