Synonyms of purchases

purchases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of purchase

as in buys

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I need to purchase a new heavy coat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buys
• takes
• gets
• cops
• picks up
• wins
• procures
• finances
• obtains
• gains
• acquires
• exchanges (for)
• springs (for)
• pays (for)
• deals (for)
• secures
• bids
• trades (for)
• garners
• negotiates (about)
• bargains (with)
• offers
• repurchases
• haggles (for)
• barters (for)
• dickers (over)
• palters (with)
• chaffers (with)
• horse-trades (with)
• rebuys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sells
• markets
• deals (in)
• retails
• merchandises
• vends

purchases

2 of 2

noun

plural of purchase

1

as in anchorages

Related Words

• anchorages
• seizures
• clasps
• grabs
• handholds
• grips
• grasps
• leverages
• handgrips
• clenches
• holds
• footholds
• hugs
• footings
• grapples
• toeholds
• embraces
• clinches

Dissimilar Words

• releases
• relinquishments

2

as in sales

Related Words

• sales
• transactions
• buys
• trades
• rummage sales
• tag sales
• garage sales
• yard sales
• deals
• bargains
• steals
• jumble sales
• auctions
• clearances
• negotiations
• fire sales
• closeouts
• fairs
• silent auctions
• haggles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purchases

Verb

Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Anyone who meets the legal age requirement and purchases a ticket from an authorized retailer in a participating jurisdiction can play, regardless of nationality. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The church largely purchases land through its real estate management brand, Property Reserve. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026

That’s also the cost to replace a camera destroyed by vandalism, according to Flock’s reinstall fee schedule, unless a client purchases a special camera protection plan. — Haley Parsley august 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Set in the fictional town of Golden, a man named Theo arrives and purchases pencil portraits of locals that are displayed in a coffee shop. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

That retail price isn’t set at the same time a fuel distributor purchases home heating oil at one of the terminals spread across Connecticut. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Without a lot split, someone who purchases the entire property — such as the mystery buyers — could build a home even bigger than the city’s largest house, just down the street at 916 Palmer Avenue, which is about 40,000 square feet. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

The nonprofit accepts donations of old electronic devices and also purchases devices for their training efforts. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

So people who use Croissant will get 10 percent back on purchases made within the network in credits that can be used immediately to purchase other goods. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026

The district attorney's office said the purchases included a family trip to Disney World, an Outer Banks vacation rental, country club membership fees, limousine service, purchase and installation of a hot tub at Fantuzzo's home and payment of local and state property taxes. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026

Car purchases are the second largest purchase most households make, if not the largest. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025