Purchase vs. Buy

Purchasenoun

(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)

Purchasenoun

An individual item one has purchased.

Purchasenoun

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

Purchasenoun

That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

Purchasenoun

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

Purchasenoun

(uncountable) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.

Purchasenoun

The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.

Purchasenoun

The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.

Purchasenoun

Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

Purchasenoun

A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.

Purchaseverb

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

Purchaseverb

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.

Purchaseverb

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.

Purchaseverb

To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

Purchaseverb

To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to.

Purchaseverb

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.

Purchaseverb

To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.

Purchaseverb

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

Purchaseverb

To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.

Purchaseverb

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.

Purchaseverb

To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

Purchaseverb

To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.

Purchaseverb

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.

Purchaseverb

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.

Purchaseverb

To acquire wealth or property.

Purchasenoun

The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.

Purchasenoun

The act of seeking and acquiring property.

Purchasenoun

The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

Purchasenoun

That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

Purchasenoun

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

Purchasenoun

Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.

Purchasenoun

Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

Purchasenoun

the acquisition of something for payment;

Purchasenoun

something acquired by purchase

Purchasenoun

a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage;

Purchasenoun

the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

Purchaseverb

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;

Purchaseverb

acquire (something) by paying for it; buy

Purchaseverb

obtain or achieve with effort or suffering

Purchaseverb

haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever.

Purchasenoun

the action of buying something

Purchasenoun

a thing that has been bought

Purchasenoun

the acquisition of property by one's personal action rather than by inheritance.

Purchasenoun

the annual rent or return from land

Purchasenoun

firm contact or grip

Purchasenoun

a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects.

Buyverb

(transitive) To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods

Buyverb

(transitive) To obtain by some sacrifice.

Buyverb

(transitive) To bribe.

Buyverb

(transitive) To be equivalent to in value.

Buyverb

to accept as true; to believe

Buyverb

(intransitive) To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)

Buyverb

To make a bluff, usually a large one.

Buynoun

Something which is bought; a purchase.

Buyverb

To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; - opposed to sell.

Buyverb

To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.

Buyverb

To negotiate or treat about a purchase.

Buynoun

an advantageous purchase;

Buyverb

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;

Buyverb

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;

Buyverb

acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange;

Buyverb

accept as true;

Buyverb

be worth or be capable of buying;

Buyverb

obtain in exchange for payment

Buyverb

pay someone to give up an ownership, interest, or share

Buyverb

obtain one's release from the armed services by payment.

Buyverb

withdraw something at auction because it fails to meet the reserve price.

Buyverb

procure the loyalty and support of (someone) by bribery

Buyverb

be a means of obtaining (something) through exchange or payment

Buyverb

get by sacrifice or great effort

Buyverb

be a buyer for a store or firm.

Buyverb

accept the truth of

Buynoun

a purchase

Buynoun

an act of purchasing something