purchase has definitions from the field of physics
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[ verb ] obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

Synonyms

buy

Examples

: "The family purchased a new car" "The conglomerate acquired a new company" "She buys for the big department store"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Hartman , purchased by the A 's from the Milwaukee_Braves last fall , allowed no hits in his scoreless three inning appearance , and merited the triumph .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

SBA works closely with the principal property disposal installations of the Federal_Government in reviewing proposed sales programs and identifying those types of property that small business_concerns are most likely to be interested in purchasing .

This system provides long - and short-term credit to farmers and their cooperative marketing , purchasing , and business service organizations .

To be eligible to borrow from a Bank_for_Cooperatives , a cooperative must be an association in which farmers act together in processing and marketing farm products , purchasing farm supplies , or furnishing farm business services , and must meet the requirements set_forth in the Farm_Credit_Act_of_1933 , as amended .

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

It may seem to some of them that success can be purchased much less dearly by fishing in the murky waters of international politics than by facing_up to the intractable tasks at_home .

2
[ noun ] the acquisition of something for payment

Examples

"they closed the purchase with a handshake"

Used in print

(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)

Makes necessary purchases , places contracts , supervises construction , installation , finishing and placement of furniture , fixtures and other correlated furnishings , and follows_through to completion of project `` .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

SBA loans , which may be made to small manufacturers , small business pools , wholesalers , retailers , service establishments and other small businesses ( when financing is not otherwise available to them on reasonable terms ) , are to finance business construction , conversion , or expansion ; the purchase of equipment , facilities , machinery , supplies , or materials ; or to supply working_capital .

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

Fire_District_No._1 discussed its possible purchase in 1945 , but considered it an unwise investment .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

But whenever a major purchase was contemplated forty years ago - a new bedroom_set or a winter coat , an Easter bonnet , a bicycle for Junior - the family set_off for the downtown department_store , where the selection would be greatest .

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The purchase was effected and they made_their_way towards the hotel again , the hen , with whom some sort of communication had been set_up , nestling in the doctor 's arms .

3
[ noun ] something acquired by purchase

Used in print

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The Fisher_Body division , long controlled by the Fisher brothers under a voting_trust even though General_Motors owned a majority of its stock , followed an independent course for many years , but by 1947 and 1948 `` resistance had collapsed '' and its purchases from du_Pont `` compared favorably '' with purchases by other General_Motors divisions .

The Fisher_Body division , long controlled by the Fisher brothers under a voting_trust even though General_Motors owned a majority of its stock , followed an independent course for many years , but by 1947 and 1948 `` resistance had collapsed '' and its purchases from du_Pont `` compared favorably '' with purchases by other General_Motors divisions .

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

She did not notice that the customer seized her purchase and turned_away without a smile or a word of thanks .

4
[ noun ] a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

Examples

"he could get no purchase on the situation"

Related terms

influence

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29795
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[ noun ] (physics) the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

Synonyms

leverage

Related terms

mechanical_phenomenon pry

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