purchase

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the acquisition of something for payment

- they closed the purchase with a handshake

Definition categories: act, acquisition

2. something acquired by purchase

Definition categories: possession, acquisition

3. a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

- he could get no purchase on the situation

Definition categories: phenomenon, influence

4. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

Similar word(s): leverage

Definition categories: phenomenon

Sentences with purchase as a noun:

- They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.

- He was pleased with his latest purchase.

- It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.

verb

1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

- The family purchased a new car

Similar word(s): buy

Definition categories: possession, acquire, get

Sentences with purchase as a verb:

- to purchase land, to purchase a house

- to purchase favor with flattery

- to purchase a cannon

- Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution