Definition of purchase

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Purchase (v. t.) That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition..

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Contango :: Contango (n.) The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day..
Marketable :: Marketable (a.) Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs are not marketable in that country..
Investment :: Investment (n.) The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested..
Pentaspast :: Pentaspast (n.) A purchase with five pulleys.
Purchased :: Purchased (imp. & p. p.) of Purchas.
Free :: Free (superl.) Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift..
Purvey :: Purvey (v. i.) To purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision.
Slaver :: Slaver (n.) A person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader..
Preemption :: Preemption (n.) The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.
Pay :: Pay (n.) An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier..
Tributary :: Tributary (n.) A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security..
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon..
Negotiator :: Negotiator (n.) One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts..
Purchaser :: Purchaser (n.) One who acquires an estate in lands by his own act or agreement, or who takes or obtains an estate by any means other than by descent or inheritance..
Perpetuity :: Perpetuity (n.) The number of years' purchase to be given for an annuity to continue forever.
Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To purchase by way of truck.
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) The act of seeking and acquiring property.
Subsidies :: Subsidize (v. t.) To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line..
Prompt :: Prompt (n.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note..
Purchaser :: Purchaser (n.) One who purchases; one who acquires property for a consideration, generally of money; a buyer; a vendee..
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