verb
definition
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
example
to purchase land, to purchase a house
definition
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
definition
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
example
to purchase favor with flattery
definition
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
definition
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.
example
to purchase a cannon
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To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
definition
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
example
Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution