purchase
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Instead of gifting the money for the purchase, Ross provided the mortgage at a lower interest rate by using the IRS-standard applicable federal rate and is generating a stable return on his investment.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 11, 2026
He visited three times — once on business — in the months leading up to his family trust’s July 2021 purchase of a plot in the ski town of Eden.
From Salon β Oct. 11, 2026
"Five years ago, an idea was born to hold a garage sale of sorts, and to let people just come in and purchase these items" in person, he said.
From Barron's β Oct. 11, 2026
Supporters regularly have to queue for hours to purchase match tickets at the stadium's small box office as Rayo is the only top-flight Spanish club without a ticketing website.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
The rallypops she refers to are treats free with a purchase at many l-lope Springs local shops.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
He first responded that he was sending money to a daughter abroad, then that they were for “face-to-face” purchases of African diamonds.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Cena, who is himself a car collector, recounted one of the most significant car purchases of his life -- "a fake Lamborghini."
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
It is not clear how many chips Oracle is looking to finance, but purchases of Nvidia chips for a 1 gigawatt data center would cost tens of billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
Berkshire’s latest purchases were made last Thursday and Friday.
From Barron's β Oct. 6, 2026
The store owned a bicycle which I used in delivering purchases.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Between 2021 and 2022, Paxton purchased two homes in Ocala, known for its horse breeding industry, and a townhome in Dunedin, on the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa.
From Salon β Oct. 11, 2026
Bryan owns another property nearby, according to records, which show that a second Duxbury home was purchased for $1.4 million in August 2024 through the same LLC used for the waterfront estate.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 9, 2026
He looked up data related to more than 60 vehicles listed online for sale, and a family member of his later purchased one of them.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 8, 2026
Peden told the inquest he had purchased the bike online for £900 and it was in "perfect working order", apart from an incident where he lost the key on a fairground ride.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Government officials in Port-au-Prince told the peasants that their pigs would be replaced with pigs purchased in the United States, from Iowa farmers.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
"In addition, stocking for new technology products and the approach of the yearβend peak purchasing season in China and in Europe and the United States will all help support Taiwan's export momentum."
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
Borrowing costs rising alongside worries about government finances and purchasing power can be a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
As part of its expansion, Google also signed a 22-year power purchasing agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum covering up to half the capacity of the Loviisa nuclear power plant.
From BBC β Oct. 6, 2026
U.S. economic data released on Monday include the Services purchasing managers index for September at 9:45 a.m.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 5, 2026
This was, of course, a very risky plan, both because it was dangerous, and because she had made the grappling hook herself, instead of purchasing it at a store that sold such things.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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