purchase
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
Example
“They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.”
Other meanings
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
“He was pleased with his latest purchase.”
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
Related words
- counterpurchase
- interpurchase
- micropurchase
- mispurchase
- nonpurchase
- overpurchase
- postpurchase
- prepurchase
- splurchase
- purchase journal
- purchase order
- compulsory purchase
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "pro-".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “purchase” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.