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purchase purchase definition

purchase


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  purchase 
 
  1  sense  of  purchase 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  take 
  =>  get 
  =>  subscribe,  subscribe  to  take 
  =>  take  over  buy  out  buy  up 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  take  out  buy  food 
  =>  impulse-buy 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  purchase 
 
  1  sense  of  purchase 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  take 
  =>  get 
  =>  subscribe,  subscribe  to  take 
  =>  take  over  buy  out  buy  up 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  take  out  buy  food 
  =>  impulse-buy 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  purchase 
 
  1  sense  of  purchase 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  pay 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  purchase 
 
  1  sense  of  purchase 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  purchase 
 
  purchase  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  purchase 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  get  acquire 
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  Grep  of  noun  purchase 
  hire-purchase 
  louisiana  purchase 
  purchase 
  purchase  agreement 
  purchase  contract 
  purchase  order 
  purchase  price 
  purchaser 
  repurchase 
  stock  purchase  plan 
 
  Overview  of  noun  purchase 
 
  The  noun  purchase  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  purchase  --  (the  acquisition  of  something  for  payment;  "they  closed  the  purchase  with  a  handshake") 
  2.  (3)  purchase  --  (something  acquired  by  purchase) 
  3.  (1)  purchase  --  (a  means  of  exerting  influence  or  gaining  advantage;  "he  could  get  no  purchase  on  the  situation") 
  4.  leverage,  purchase  --  (the  mechanical  advantage  gained  by  being  in  a  position  to  use  a  lever) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  purchase 
 
  The  verb  purchase  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  purchase 
 
  The  noun  purchase  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  purchase  --  (the  acquisition  of  something  for  payment;  "they  closed  the  purchase  with  a  handshake") 
  2.  (3)  purchase  --  (something  acquired  by  purchase) 
  3.  (1)  purchase  --  (a  means  of  exerting  influence  or  gaining  advantage;  "he  could  get  no  purchase  on  the  situation") 
  4.  leverage,  purchase  --  (the  mechanical  advantage  gained  by  being  in  a  position  to  use  a  lever) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  purchase 
 
  The  verb  purchase  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  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") 



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