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purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tʃəs /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
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She resigned as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy leader of the Labour Party in September last year, after admitting she did not pay enough tax on the purchase of a new home.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Rayner quit as deputy PM and housing, communities and local government minister after an investigation found she had breached the ministerial code over the purchase of a flat in southern England.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The chip startup has granted its underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 4.5 million shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“Even Amazon, which has so many years of our purchase histories, doesn’t really proactively recommend products that we don’t know we might want yet.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Many guardians would purchase, for their wards, goods from their own stores or inventories at inflated prices.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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