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Sounds | per'chahs |
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Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The acquisition of something for payment. |
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Examples | "they closed the purchase with a handshake" |
Narrower | redemption, repurchase, buyback; buying, purchasing |
Broader | acquisition |
Verbs | purchase |
Meaning | Something acquired by purchase. |
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Narrower | stock buyback; bargain, buy, steal |
Broader | acquisition |
Verbs | purchase |
Meaning | A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage. |
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Examples | "he could get no purchase on the situation" |
Broader | influence |
Meaning | The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever. |
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Synonyms | leverage |
Broader | mechanical phenomenon |
Meaning | Obtain by purchase. Acquire by means of a financial transaction. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
Model | The children purchase the ball |
Examples | "The family purchased a new car" |
Synonyms | buy |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
Entails | choose, take, select, pick out; pay |
Entailed by | trade, merchandise; save; shop; check out |
Narrower | buy back, repurchase; take; get; subscribe, subscribe to, take; take over, buy out, buy up; pick up; take out, buy food; impulse-buy |
Broader | get, acquire |
Contrary | sell |
Similar to | buy |
Nouns | purchasing; purchase; purchaser; purchase |