VERB | possession | purchase, buy | obtain by purchase |
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NOUN | act | purchase | the acquisition of something for payment |
possession | purchase | something acquired by purchase | |
phenomenon | purchase | a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage | |
phenomenon | purchase, leverage | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever |
Sounds | per'chahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The acquisition of something for payment. | |
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Example | "they closed the purchase with a handshake" | |
Narrower | buying, purchasing | The act of buying |
redemption, repurchase, buyback | The act of purchasing back something previously sold | |
Broader | acquisition | The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
Spanish | adquisición, compra | |
Catalan | adquisició, compra | |
Verbs | purchase | obtain by purchase |
Meaning | Something acquired by purchase. | |
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Narrower | bargain, buy, steal | An advantageous purchase |
stock buyback | A corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock | |
Broader | acquisition | Something acquired |
Spanish | adquisición, compra | |
Verbs | purchase | obtain by purchase |
Meaning | A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage. | |
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Example | "he could get no purchase on the situation" | |
Broader | influence | The effect of one thing (or person) on another |
Meaning | The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever. | |
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Synonym | leverage | |
Broader | mechanical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion / motion of objects |
Spanish | acción de palanca |
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 | |
Example | "The family purchased a new car" | |
Synonym | buy | |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Entails | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
pay | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services | |
Entailed by | check out | record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased |
save | spend less | |
shop | Do one's shopping / shopping | |
trade, merchandise | Engage in the trade of | |
Narrower | buy back, repurchase | buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away |
get | purchase | |
impulse-buy | buy on impulse without proper reflection | |
pick up | buy casually or spontaneously | |
subscribe, subscribe to, take | Receive or obtain regularly | |
take | buy, select | |
take out, buy food | purchase prepared food to be eaten at home | |
take over, buy out, buy up | take over ownership of | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Opposite | sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
Similar to | buy | Be worth or be capable of buying |
Spanish | adquirir, comprar, mercar | |
Catalan | adquirir, comprar | |
Nouns | purchase | the acquisition of something for payment |
purchase | something acquired by purchase | |
purchaser | a person who buys | |
purchasing | the act of buying |
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