| purchase | | |
| n. (act) | 1. purchase | the acquisition of something for payment.; "they closed the purchase with a handshake" |
| ~ acquisition | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
| ~ buyback, repurchase, redemption | the act of purchasing back something previously sold. |
| ~ buying, purchasing | the act of buying.; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" |
| n. (possession) | 2. purchase | something acquired by purchase. |
| ~ stock buyback | a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt). |
| ~ acquisition | something acquired.; "a recent acquisition by the museum" |
| ~ buy, steal, bargain | an advantageous purchase.; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. purchase | a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage.; "he could get no purchase on the situation" |
| ~ influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another.; "the influence of mechanical action" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 4. leverage, purchase | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever. |
| ~ mechanical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects. |
| v. (possession) | 5. buy, purchase | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ buy back, repurchase | buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away.; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago" |
| ~ take | buy, select.; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" |
| ~ get | purchase.; "What did you get at the toy store?" |
| ~ subscribe to, subscribe, take | receive or obtain regularly.; "We take the Times every day" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| ~ buy out, buy up, take over | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies. |
| ~ pick up | buy casually or spontaneously.; "I picked up some food for a snack" |
| ~ buy food, take out | purchase prepared food to be eaten at home. |
| ~ impulse-buy | buy on impulse without proper reflection. |
| ~ buy | be worth or be capable of buying.; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" |
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