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purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tʃəs /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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By agreeing to the arrangement, users were signed up for a scheme where they agreed to purchase a certain number of products over a specific amount of time at full price.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

New York has a transit-rich environment, making it an attractive place for companies to purchase new office space and workers to live in.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

It’s important to purchase an extinguisher that is both large enough and rated for the types of fires you may experience on the road.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

That changed with Stripe’s purchase of OpenRouter, a company with 90 employees that helps developers cut costs by steering their requests to a variety of AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Another surge of profound relief overtook Koffi as her bandaged hands finally found purchase on the ledge, a flat stone surface just wide enough for her to heave onto and perch like a bird.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

It found purchases of essentials excluding fuel grew for the period, while cardholder spending on discretionary goods recovered after a weak year and a half.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Such measures could include increased bond purchases beyond the scale announced the day before.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

With so much unknown about availability and pricing in 2027, many have chosen to hold off on any Olympic purchases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

The captain staggered his purchases, rather than find himself with cargo of singular culture and disposition.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Two years later, the tribe and a business partner purchased Red Cedar Gathering Co., taking ownership of the infrastructure needed to move their gas to market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

He purchased a rare first-edition copy of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

But the government rejects the criticism, arguing that it has invested in ground-based resources, which it says are more effective, and purchased helicopters for water-bombing operations, with deliveries of the aircraft under way.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

In interviews, she has been unsparing about what she sees as coming next in American media consolidation, warning that a CNN controlled by David Ellison — who purchased Paramount and CBS — would be “tragic.”

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Because the Osage had purchased their land, it was harder for the government to impose its policy of allotment.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

With first-come, first-serve purchasing, the ticketing platform will remain open continuously through the Games.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Haber said he believes the loss of tax revenue from fewer people purchasing pricey homes in New York would offset the effects of the pied-à-terre tax.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Thrive Enternal’s first entry into sports was purchasing a noncontrolling stake in the San Francisco Giants.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In other words, AFT is advertising the purchasing power it hopes to mobilize against the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

While the day of waiting was tediously slow, the line to enter the circus moves remarkably fast, and soon Bailey is standing at the ticket booth, purchasing a single admission.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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