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purchase

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




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If you don’t have an emergency fund, prioritize that before any home purchase.

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

The animosity dates back to the board’s decision last year to purchase 20 acres where they hope to eventually build a new fire station and civic hub.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Fischer learned when the new copies would arrive each month, and within a day or two of their appearance he’d be at the Four Continents to purchase the latest edition.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Drivers are sustained market-share gains in the U.S., replacement demand for pandemic-era purchases in Europe, Japan, and the U.S., and sales expansion for new products targeting emerging markets, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

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

Amazon disclosed that Anthropic and OpenAI have each committed to multiyear, multigigawatt purchases of its Trainium chips, with Anthropic alone securing up to 5 gigawatts.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

At the Hard Rock Hotel – one of two beachside hotels where they were able to stay off the ship – they hung around clutching their recent purchases.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“It’ll be nice to wear something authentic, even if the role is not very original,” Anna May said while I wrapped her purchases and made up her ticket.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Bratenahl, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end purchased a $5.35 million mansion, is home to Gilded Age properties that draw some of Cleveland’s wealthiest home buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

The singer and actress purchased the Tennessee attraction in 1982, seeing it as a counterpart to Disneyland.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Several have already been purchased by American, British and European buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

There was still a question concerning money due Bobby from the company that had purchased the television rights to the match—some $1 million.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Sound money would impose an institutional constraint on the creation of money and protect Americans from the continual erosion of purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 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

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

What’s more, the release of Hamilton's plan produced a purchasing frenzy, as bankers and investors aware of the funding proposal bought up the securities in expectation of a tidy profit.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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