Definition of Purchase

Verb: purchase  pur-chis

  1. Obtain in exchange for payment
    "The family purchased a new car";
    - buy
Noun: purchase  pur-chis
  1. The acquisition of something for payment
    "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
     
  2. Something acquired by purchase
     
  3. A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
    "he could get no purchase on the situation"
     
  4. The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
    - leverage

See also:
purchasable
purchased

Anagrams containing the word purchase

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