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purchase

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




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He charged back thanks to an early investment in Chinese online retailer Alibaba and a debt-heavy purchase of Vodafone’s Japanese unit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Dorset Wildlife Trust has completed the purchase of 110 acres at Upton Heath, near Poole, after a successful fundraising campaign.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

That would represent a purchase totaling $63.3 million at Friday’s closing price of $211.14.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Palo Alto Networks completed the acquisition of identity-security provider CyberArk in February, which followed the close of its purchase of observability platform Chronosphere in January.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Using extreme caution, they only bought earphones from storeowners whom they trusted not to report the purchase to the Gestapo.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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