purchase
Example Sentences
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She bought Mr. Griffin and his family cars and trucks and attempted the fraudulent purchase of a $20 million pecan farm with no money to speak of.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The company took advantage of a new state and local tax-break program for the purchase or lease of data-center equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
To illustrate, consider a scenario in which you purchase an iPhone 17 standard model, which retails for around $800, with bitcoin that you purchased for half its current price.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Before you visit a website or make any purchase, here are the five steps Hish and Moore said you should be taking:
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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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