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/pˈərtʃəsɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Purchase v. t. (past & past part. purchased; pres. part. purchasing)

1.

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire. "That loves the thing he can not purchase." "Your accent is Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling." "His faults... hereditary Rather than purchased."

2.

To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house. "The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth."

3.

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery. "One poor retiring minute... Would purchase thee a thousand thousand friends." "A world who would not purchase with a bruise?"

4.

To expiate by a fine or forfeit. (Obs.) "Not tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses."

5.

(Law)

(a)

To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.

(b)

To buy for a price.

6.

To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.

Purchase v. i.

1.

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self. (Obs.) "Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage."

2.

To acquire wealth or property. (Obs.) "Sure our lawyers Would not purchase half so fast."

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"Purchasing" Quotes from Famous Books

... But they were equally frank in confessing that they were ignorant both of what women wanted, and, even if they knew, of where such material was to be had. Edward at once saw that here was an open field. It was a productive field, since, as woman was the purchasing power, it would benefit the newspaper enormously in its advertising if it could ...

— The Americanization of Edward Bok - The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After • Edward William Bok (1863-1930)

... the road-side. The ration issued to each prisoner on that particular afternoon consisted of only a half-pound of salt pork and a handful of beans; and as she had frequently done before, Janice set out to make a tour of the straggling farms of the neighbourhood, in the hope of purchasing milk, eggs, or other supplies to eke the scanty fare. At the first log cabin she came to she made her request, and for a moment was hopeful, for ...

— Janice Meredith • Paul Leicester Ford

... commitment to health care reform and made some constructive proposals in this area last year. We ought to make sure that self-employed people in small businesses can buy insurance at more affordable rates through voluntary purchasing pools. We ought to help families provide long-term care for a sick parent to a disabled child. We can work to help workers who lose their jobs at least keep their health insurance coverage for a year while they look for work, and we can find a way—it ...

— State of the Union Addresses of William J. Clinton • William J. Clinton

... my audience, ladies and gentlemen; and doing me the honor of purchasing my cure. Sir," the splendid voice rose and soared as he addressed his newest client, "you follow the noblest of callings. My friends, I would rather heal a people's ills than determine ...

— The Clarion • Samuel Hopkins Adams

... hands; then add water till cool enough for the hands. The dirt will be loose, so that they will require but a little rubbing. Rinse them thoroughly in clear water, then in indigo water. The soda can be procured cheap, by purchasing it in large quantities—soda is an excellent thing to soften hard water. The soda suds will not do to wash calicoes in. It is a good plan to save your suds, after washing, to water your garden, if you have one, or to harden cellars and ...

— The American Housewife • Anonymous

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