Type: noun, verb
Definitions: (noun) A purchase is a strong hold on something. (noun) A purchase is something that you have bought. (verb) If you purchase something, you buy it.
Examples: (noun) He wasn’t able to get a purchase on his bag before it was pulled away from him. (noun) With a building purchase price of £200,000, the total cost of the project would be £1 million. (verb) The larger company purchased all the shares in the smaller company for just under $900,000.
Synonyms: verbs: buy. grip.
Academic Word List Sublist and Group: 2 D