English
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Pronunciation
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Noun
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1. an individual item one has purchased
2. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
3. The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

#: They offer free with the purchase of a drink.

1. That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
2. That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

#: He was pleased with his latest purchase.

1. (uncountable) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like

#: It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.

1. the apparatus, tackle, or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained
2. (rock climbing, uncountable): the amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge
3. Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

Translations
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Czech: koup� f
Dutch: aankoop
Italian: acquisto
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Spanish: compra
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Verb
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1. buy
2. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
3. To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price

#: to purchase land, to purchase a house.

1. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.

#: to purchase favor with flattery.

1. To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
2. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to

#: to purchase a cannon.

1. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
2. To acquire wealth or property.

Translations
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French: acheter
German: kaufen
Italian: comprare
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Portuguese: comprar (1)
Romanian: cump�ra
Spanish: comprar
Telugu: ��న� (konu)
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