purchase

//ˈpɜːrtʃəs//
B1Frequency Level 7Neutral
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Verb

purchaseInfinitive
purchasePresent tense
purchasedPast tense
purchasedPast participle
purchasingPresent participle
purchasesThird-person singular
1

To buy something by paying money for it.

I purchased a new laptop online.

2

To obtain or achieve something through effort or sacrifice.

Victory was purchased at a great cost.

Antonym

Noun

purchaseSingular
purchasesPlural
1

Something that has been bought.

She showed me her new purchases from the store.

2

The act of buying something.

The purchase of the house was completed last month.

3

A firm hold or grip on something; leverage.

He struggled to get a purchase on the slippery rock.

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