SkyfireDict

purchase   (TTS Sound)

The noun purchase has 4 senses

• purchase -- (the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake")


• purchase -- (something acquired by purchase)


• purchase -- (a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation")


• leverage, purchase -- (the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever)

The verb purchase has 1 sense

• 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")