purchase
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In its last quarter, Nvidia used $18.58 billion of cash to purchase nonmarketable equity securities — illiquid assets not traded on exchanges— a securities filing showed.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Spotify will offer a “Reserved” feature, saving two concert tickets for top premium subscribers to purchase before general sale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Just how many shares will be available for retail investors or when they can put in purchase orders wasn’t laid out in the S-1 registration filing.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
According to a RetailMeNot survey, 66% of Americans said they were at least somewhat likely to hold out until Memorial Day to make a purchase they’ve been eyeing.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
For some parents, it was a financial hardship to purchase the required uniform and pay ten pfennig, or pennies, as monthly dues.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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