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      purchase
      noun
      The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
      That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
      That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
      (uncountable, also figuratively) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
      The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and (in nautical terminology) the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
      A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
      (climbing, uncountable) The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
      A hamlet in Harrison, New York.
      A surname.
      (law, dated) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
      (obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
      verb
      To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
      To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
      To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
      To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
      To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
      To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
      To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
      Roots
      capto-chase · Latin · seize, seek
      Synonyms for purchase
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      Words related to purchase
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