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

Hotels now serve the fish to staff and guests; Hilton Hawaiian Village alone purchases about 500 lbs a month. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

The brand purchases roughly 2,000 items a year, which join its permanent collection of 40,000 archival objects, 200,000 documents and one million digital assets, said Aurélie Samuel, director of art, culture and heritage at Louis Vuitton. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Much of the industry still purchases engineering through FTEs, hourly rates and team capacity. — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Rulings in two appeals courts defined a consumer, under this law, as anybody who purchases, rents or subscribes to any good or service from a videotape service provider. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

That can include a homeowner using proceeds from the sale of another property, a retiree downsizing, an individual investor, a landlord, a developer or a company that purchases homes directly from owners. — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Whoever purchases Camp Mystic’s property won’t be burdened with any liability that may arise from the flooding deaths. — San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026

Success at one of the university’s missions literally purchases relief from the other. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Amazon frequently purchases warrants and takes stakes in its suppliers, including semiconductor firm Astera Labs, air cargo contractor ATSG, green hydrogen supplier Plug Power and grocery distributor Spartan Nash. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 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