purchase
Example Sentences
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The analyst points to the South Korean shipping company’s recent purchase of 10 second-hand very large crude carriers from SK Shipping.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The policies are often completely bogus, are invalid because they falsify information to bring the price down, or are cancelled soon after purchase.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
What’s more, the average price of a new EV is down about $3,000 since the September expiration of the $7,500 federal purchase tax credit, to about $55,000 External link.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
While a user can’t spend beyond the amount loaded on the card, critics say receiving a notification that they’ve been reimbursed immediately after a purchase can mimic the feeling of gambling and alter spending behavior.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
And yet in nature’s heart I felt liberated and endowed with a splendor beyond anything humans could ever purchase.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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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