purchase

Definition

  • n. the acquisition of something for payment
  • n. something acquired by purchase
  • n. a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

Word forms

Past participle
purchased
Past tense
purchased
Present participle
purchasing
Third person singular
purchases

Example sentences

  1. n.

    I made a large purchase at the store yesterday.

  2. vt.

    She decided to purchase a new laptop for her studies.