purchase
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