purchase

Example Sentences

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John King, 79, from Scunthorpe, said the lights were purchased from Halfords for 18 shillings when he was 10 years old.

From BBC

Carvana is a combination auto retailer and internet-marketplace company and is likely to benefit from a growing familiarity with buying cars — which are most people’s second-largest purchase, after a home — completely online, he said.

From MarketWatch

The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its purchasing managers’ index of manufacturing activity fell to 48.2 in the month, from 48.7 in October.

From The Wall Street Journal

If your sister purchases the house, she and your brother’s other heirs would also lose their step-up in basis, a tax break that lets people inherit assets without paying hefty capital-gains tax.

From MarketWatch

Another finding: leaders’ stock purchases reliably indicated positive corporate news within a year, and vice versa.

From MarketWatch