Purchase vs. Purchasing
Purchasenoun
(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
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An individual item one has purchased.
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The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
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That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
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That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
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(uncountable) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The act of seeking and acquiring property.
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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.
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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.
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Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
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the acquisition of something for payment;
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something acquired by purchase
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a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage;
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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
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a thing that has been bought
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the acquisition of property by one's personal action rather than by inheritance.
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the annual rent or return from land
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firm contact or grip
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a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects.
Purchasingnoun
An act or process of making a purchase.
Purchasingnoun
A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
Purchasingnoun
A part of an organization that manages such processes
Purchasingnoun
the act of buying;
Purchasing
Purchasing is the process a business or organization uses to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations.
