as in buys
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 purchases
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The more Gold Coins that a player purchases, the more Sweeps Coins the player also receives.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lonely teen Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) purchases the car for her 18th birthday, and Bumblebee comes to life.
—Rendy Jones August 27, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Cafaro said Ventas, which purchases properties but doesn’t develop them, benefits from the deep lack of supply in the senior living sector, from active adult to assisted living to memory care facilities.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The organization purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it, focusing on individuals with high debt-to-income ratios.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The measure would impose a 500 percent tariff on imports from any nation that purchases Russian uranium, gas and oil.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 8 July 2025
Noun
Anyone who purchases a rodeo ticket also gains same day access to the stock show grounds.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The more Gold Coins that a player purchases, the more Sweeps Coins the player also receives.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lonely teen Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) purchases the car for her 18th birthday, and Bumblebee comes to life.
—Rendy Jones August 27, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Cafaro said Ventas, which purchases properties but doesn’t develop them, benefits from the deep lack of supply in the senior living sector, from active adult to assisted living to memory care facilities.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The organization purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it, focusing on individuals with high debt-to-income ratios.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The measure would impose a 500 percent tariff on imports from any nation that purchases Russian uranium, gas and oil.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 8 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchases
Verb
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Matt ultimately decides to go with another director and purposefully buys Scorsese's script — meant to be his final film — with the sole intention of killing the project.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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When the lifelong football fan buys a stake in the Toronto Argonauts, who go on to win the Canadian Football League’s version of the Super Bowl, there’s even more travel and responsibilities.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Arsenal will be disappointed, however, with their inability to balance the books with more high-value sales.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2020 legislation also created penalties for using a bot to get around an online sales platform’s cap on ticket sales and then reselling those tickets at inflated prices.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The original Streameast has still been accessible since the August 2024 seizures.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to Edmunds data, leases made up 70% of EV transactions in July, compared with 10% for the same month three years ago before the loophole went into place.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now, government ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the family’s venture, citing potential conflicts of interest stemming from the Trumps’ regulatory influence and possible insider transactions.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its small gold details include a metal pinmount logo, clasps, and a magnetic snap closure inside to keep your items secure.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His seven receptions tied Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert for the most grabs in the contest.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The division lead, once again, is up for grabs.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One clammy hand grips the wheel.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sooner or later, the two sides will have to come to grips with the enrichment issue.—
Robert J. Einhorn,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Purchases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchases. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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