purchase
Example Sentences
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Even when I do make a purchase, I often don’t like it once it arrives, which makes me reluctant to try again.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
A portion of the pieces in the exhibition will be available for purchase, with a detailed checklist to come.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Mary Kay committed her sellers to advance purchase of the products, a system she believed motivated success, according to Ms. Gavenas: “A bigger buy-in gave consultants more incentive to clinch a sale.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"When labour comes together to demand a raise, we have to listen," he said, "but that often means cutting into already thin margins or absorbing losses on existing purchase orders."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“That must be worth six bolts of silk,” I said, savoring the purchase of my own freedom.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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