purchase

Meanings

• verb

  The act of buying or acquiring something, typically by paying money.

  - "He made a purchase at the mall."
  - "They purchase goods from local farmers."
  - "The company's purchase of a new building was announced."

• noun

  Something that is bought or acquired.

  - "The purchase included a new car and a vacation package."
  - "The purchase of a house is a significant investment."
  - "The purchase price was $500."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɝtʃəs/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

contact , grip , hold , foothold , support , procure

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with purchase
peruse , rehearse , depose , pose

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Variants

List of all variants of purchase that leads to same result
purchasable , purchase , purchased , purchaser , purchasers , purchases , purchasing , purchase order , purchase price , hire purchase , hire purchases , point-of-purchase , Gadsden Purchase , Louisiana Purchase , proof of purchase , pre-purchase , pre-purchased , pre-purchases , pre-purchasing , prepurchase , prepurchased , prepurchases , prepurchasing

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

purchases, purchased, purchasing, purchasable

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French 'purchasser' meaning 'to buy'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The world's largest purchase was made by the United States in 1945 when it bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

2. The word 'purchase' appears 35 times in the novel 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville.

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Related Concepts

informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

1. Sale: A sale is the opposite of a purchase, where an item is offered for sale at a reduced price.

2. Transaction: A purchase is a type of transaction where something is bought or sold.

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Culture

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Purchase has been a significant theme in literature, art, and music. In art, there are many paintings depicting the act of purchase, such as Jan Steen's 'The Prodigal Son' or Jean-François Millet's 'The Gleaners'. In literature, there are numerous references to the importance of a purchase, such as in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' or Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. In music, there are songs about the joy of a purchase, such as 'Money (That's What I Want)' by The Flying Lizards or 'Money for Nothing' by Dire Straits.

How to Memorize "purchase"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the act of handing over money and receiving a product or service in return.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'purchase' with the feeling of acquiring something new.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'People Usually Can't Resist Excellent Shopping' to memorize the word 'purchase'.

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