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purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tʃəs /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
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If a new homeowner purchased a property at a significantly higher purchase price as compared to the home’s last assessed value, local tax assessors could update the property value, and that could mean higher taxes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Raj Sharma, EY global managing partner, growth and innovation, said the purchase was spurred by more quantum-related inquiries from top-tier clientele.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A checklist also found on Mangione contained entries including "intel check in" and reminders to purchase a camera from the Best Buy retail chain.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

One surprise here is that no new bit of punctuation has gained a purchase in English-language writing since about 1600.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He clicked through site after site until he found a one-of-a-kind purchase.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

The company is also likely to face higher 3Q system margin prices, at which it purchases power from private electricity companies, Cho notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

At one point in early July, some 90 percent of Russia's regions had imposed limits on fuel purchases -- mostly imposing maximum volume rules -- according to AFP calculations based on local announcements.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

It added all purchases, including those with item verification, were subject to its buyer protection policy.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Since our move coincided with Amazon’s Prime Day sale, I timed a few purchases accordingly and saved a combined $21.50 on the router and some household essentials.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

We hand over our tokens, and one Guardian enters the numbers on them into the Compubite while the other gives us our purchases, the milk, the eggs.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

CFO Charles Chang purchased two Class A shares for $1.5 million.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“An entire generation of consumers has shopped and purchased air travel under this system, and we believe a change could be extremely disruptive,” Southwest wrote in its request.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Over half of all new vehicles have been purchased by the country’s top 20% of earners in recent months, according to an Oxford Economics note earlier this month.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Tickets for the event in Michigan cannot now be purchased online, with LIV's official website stating both ground passes and hospitality passes are "no longer available".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Up above, shop owners had purchased Crimson orbs for their businesses.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

It’s believed she parked her Hyundai — which was found abandoned by authorities three days later — near Doane Pond, about two miles into the recreational area, after purchasing a parking pass.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

She said she still needed to be mindful purchasing products, scanning for synthetic fragrances, which she tries to avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It is Bezos's first investment in a sports team after he was previously linked with purchasing NFL franchises Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

In their worldview, a family’s shrinking purchasing power is primarily evidence of bad character.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

My parents were typical Levittown home buyers in that they came from nothing, had built no financial resources of their own, and in no previous era could have even dreamed of purchasing their own home.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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