purchase
Example Sentences
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Trump left China on Friday claiming he had negotiated "fantastic" trade deals, including a commitment for Beijing to purchase 200 Boeing aeroplanes as well as US oil and soybeans.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“It’s like realizing you don’t have the title to your home as the market rips higher, that your purchase was null and void.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The company also used donations to purchase a $16.5-million building in Israel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Sky News reported on Thursday that Farage completed the purchase of the house shortly after he received £5m from Reform mega donor Christopher Harborne.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I snap to, scrabbling with my legs until I get purchase on the top edge of the car.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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