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        pur·chase

        purchase

         
         
        pronunciation:
        puhr chs
        parts of speech:
        verb, noun
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        part of speech: verb
        inflections: purchases, purchasing, purchased
        definition: to get by paying money for; buy.
        They compared prices at different stores before they purchased their TV.
        similar words:
        buy
         
        part of speech: noun
        definition 1: something that is bought.
        The clerk helped her carry her heavy purchases to her car.
        similar words:
        buy
        definition 2: the act of purchasing.
        My sister helped me save enough money for the purchase of a new video game.
        derivations: purchasable (adj.), purchaser (n.)
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