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purchase

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




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Not only would you be losing half of your balance by taking this money out to purchase the house, but you’d also lose out on potential returns.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

At Rituals, a birthday gift of a full-sized product or deluxe mini comes with another purchase, while Sephora rewards vary depending on membership tier.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The company also said the Cybercab would be available to purchase for less than $30,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

A 1968 advertisement published in The Times beckoned investors to purchase their own two-acre lake for less than $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“This is the spot,” said the Professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house, copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Fiercely protective of its independence, Hugging Face long turned down several stake purchases and takeover offers before reaching a deal with Nvidia, chosen for its commitment to developing the "open" ecosystem.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

“Management also highlighted flexibility within its offtake arrangements and confirmed that no third-party ore purchases are required in FY27.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

He also has a few surprise purchases waiting for us.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

We have heard accounts from homeowners who bought outright, often with a mortgage, as well as those who purchased through shared-ownership schemes.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Last year, Mullin’s predecessor, Kristi Noem, purchased two new Gulfstream 700 luxury jets for the secretary’s use after the department said the planes being used to ferry the secretary around the country were dangerously outdated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

“Mean Girls” star Amanda Seyfried has listed her longtime Los Angeles home for $3.2 million, 15 years after she purchased the property for nearly half the price it is now on the market for.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Back then the only things Mama purchased from the store were coffee beans, granulated sugar, salt, and pepper.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Further, Mr. Stier’s suggestion that China is purchasing significant quantities of American sulfur and thereby threatening supplies for U.S. farmers is not supported by the trade data.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for services providers was 55.4 in August compared with 54.1 in July.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Stolen data experts at HaveIBeenPwned have analysed the published material and confirmed it contains people's email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, licence plate numbers, purchasing history and browsing device data.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Mel Gibson went considerably bigger with his island investment, purchasing Mago Island in Fiji after the release of his 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Most of the older ones, members of the purchasing committees, were in town doing the marketing.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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