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The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
example
They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.
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That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
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That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
example
He was pleased with his latest purchase.
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The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
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A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
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Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
example
It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.
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The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
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The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
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Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.