Sekirov Dictionary

purchase

UK /ˈpɜːtʃɪs/US /ˈpɜɹ.tʃəs/

noun9

  1. the act of buying something, paying money in order to own it
  2. (old-fashioned) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
  3. That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
  4. That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
  5. Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
  6. The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
  7. 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.
  8. A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
  9. (no longer used) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)

verb7

  1. To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
  2. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
  3. To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
  4. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
  5. 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.
  6. To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
  7. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
forms

purchased · purchasing · purchases · purchaseth · purchasest

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