purchase
purchase Lexical Profile
purchase Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or process of buying something in exchange for money.
"The company finalized the purchase of the new office building last week."
A thing or item that has been bought.
"She placed her purchases in the trunk of the car before driving home."
A firm contact, grip, or hold on something that prevents slipping and allows force or leverage to be applied effectively.
"The climber struggled to find a secure purchase on the wet rock face."
• verb
To acquire something by paying for it; to buy.
"Visitors can purchase tickets online in advance or at the museum entrance."
To obtain or achieve something at the cost of significant effort, sacrifice, or hardship.
"Their eventual victory was purchased at the cost of years of tireless struggle."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman purchacer and Old French porchacier ('to seek out, procure, or pursue eagerly'), formed from pur- ('forth') and chacier ('to chase or hunt'). The word originally meant to acquire or obtain something by any effort before narrowing primarily to acquisition by payment.