purchase
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalentTo buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
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» I would like to purchase some boots.
Ich möchte gerne Stiefel kaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я хотел бы купить какие-нибудь ботинки. — Lenin_1917
Я хотів би придбати черевики. — deniko
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7 sensesTo buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
to purchase land, to purchase a house
kaufen, anschaffen, erwerben
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
приобрета́тьpriobretátʹ, покупа́тьpokupátʹ
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
to purchase favor with flattery
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
to purchase a cannon
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
1523–1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage.
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution.
Examples
437 sentencesI would like to purchase some boots.
Я хотів би придбати черевики. — deniko
ruЯ хотел бы купить какие-нибудь ботинки. — Lenin_1917
deIch möchte gerne Stiefel kaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I paid for the purchase in cash.
Я заплатив за покупку готівкою. — deniko
ruЯ заплатил за покупку наличными. — timsa
deIch habe den Einkauf bar bezahlt. — lilygilder
Did Tom purchase it?
Том це купив? — deniko
ruТом купил это? — sharptoothed
deHat Tom das erworben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom purchased a pistol.
Том придбав пістолет. — deniko
Tom purchased the medicine Mary needed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain”) from pur- (fFrom Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain”) from pur- (from Latin pro-) + chac(i)er (“to chase, pursue”). Compare Old French porchacier (“to follow, to chase”), which has given French pourchasser (“to chase without relent”).
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Forms
purchases, purchasing, purchased, purchasedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1Hedging and register — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
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