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purchase

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




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“If you purchase a house, you’re on the hook for everything related to that property.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

"School shoes are definitely a lot more than they have been and kids grow out of them quickly – it's not just a one-off purchase," he said.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agree 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. 1, 2026

“This lets them purchase something, get some confidence, see how much negative feedback they get and test a lot of things before signing up for a $20 billion project,” Stein said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Seven screamed as Thorn scrambled for purchase on a slippery rock.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

While vehicle purchases rose 10.3%, household consumption remained cautious with subdued spending across most categories.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

MarketWatch spoke to five homeowners in their 20s about their purchases.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

That may explain why the attempt by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to bring rates down by stepping up purchases of Treasury securities failed miserably.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

For the second half of the experiment, Dijksterhuis went to the furniture store IKEA, where people were making much more complicated and expensive purchases.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Lisburn Square No 2 said it "inherited all legal leasehold arrangements that exist between the landlord and leaseholders, to which both parties are bound" when it purchased the development.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

And Target logged higher sales, profit and a benefit from tariff refunds as shoppers purchased more toys, food and beauty products.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

THE DEAL: Travis Kelce has purchased a lakefront home in Ohio for $5.35 million, according to people familiar with the deal and property records.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

With one child and another on the way, the couple has since sold that house and purchased another in St. Louis, Mo. They moved to the more-affordable city to be closer to family.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

I opened the picture book I’d purchased for the class so I could take a closer look.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Shein previously told the BBC that the impact of legislation targeting ultra-fast fashion would "worsen the purchasing power of French consumers, at a time when they are already feeling the impact of the cost-of-living crisis".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Consider extreme poverty, long defined as living on less than $1 a day, adjusted for inflation and purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The Huntington ended up purchasing the collection from the McKinneys.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Since the buyer couldn’t know whose corn they were purchasing, the Chicago Board of Trade made up a category called number 2 field corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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