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purchase

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




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Some only unlock after a qualifying purchase or once you have reached a particular membership tier so it can encourage you to spend money you had not intended to.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

It would also be Nvidia’s largest-ever acquisition after its $7 billion purchase of networking specialist Mellanox in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Now be honest with yourself about the added expenses that come with such a purchase.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to purchase the Angels, marking the end of owner Arte Moreno’s tenure and Kroenke’s first move into Major League Baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

He wanted to read and purchase Russian chess literature and visit the clubs and parks where chess was played.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Fiercely protective of its independence, Hugging Face long turned down several stake purchases and takeover offers before reaching a deal with Nvidia, chosen for its commitment to developing the "open" ecosystem.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Amazon disclosed that Anthropic and OpenAI have each committed to multiyear, multigigawatt purchases of its Trainium chips, with Anthropic alone securing up to 5 gigawatts.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

East Lothian only held information for the past five years but had not conducted any raids or test purchases.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

A representative for Audible told The Times last month that, year over year, purchases of Wilson’s “Odyssey” translation were up by more than 600% across Audible’s U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

She added her purchases to ours and paid for it all.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

The service can intervene when developers are "unable or unwilling to fix" problems, but it only covers new properties purchased outright - not those bought under shared-ownership.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Bratenahl, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end purchased a $5.35 million mansion, is home to Gilded Age properties that draw some of Cleveland’s wealthiest home buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end purchased the house just outside Cleveland a few months before marrying Taylor Swift.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

This time he purchased a Liberty launch, a fifty-foot-long empty boat hull with a hole in it.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

If inflation is high, then the purchasing power of fixed payments is diluted.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Stolen data experts at HaveIBeenPwned have analysed the published material and confirmed it contains people's email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, licence plate numbers, purchasing history and browsing device data.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index was 54.6 in August compared with 55.6 in July, as factory activity continued to expand, albeit at a slower rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Over the years, a slew of A-listers have taken their property portfolios to another level by purchasing entire islands, transforming secluded stretches of land into the ultimate celebrity retreats.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

He and Candice then spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon driving to every electronics store in Lambert before finally purchasing a new, top-of-the-line laptop.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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