purchase
Example Sentences
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The previous record was Steve Cohen’s $2.4 billion purchase of the New York Mets in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
There are ways you can improve your shopping experience: A great mattress can be the most satisfying purchase ever and can last years, for example.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
It’s been a big week for L.A.’s Bob Baker Marionette Theater — it made its Coachella debut and entered an agreement to purchase the Highland Park theater it has been renting since 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
"When labour comes together to demand a raise, we have to listen," he said, "but that often means cutting into already thin margins or absorbing losses on existing purchase orders."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
My last purchase was a wicker travel case for Mr. Whiskers.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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