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purchase

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




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It has met that goal on an annualized basis since 2020, according to its website, by partnering with renewable energy providers on long-term power purchase agreements.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

With an option purchase, you know what you can lose.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

According to her complaint, Tenisha and Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s premarital agreement stated that the actor should purchase and maintain a term life insurance policy of $1 million with his wife as the sole beneficiary.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Under the terms of the agreement, Anthropic will purchase up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s latest-generation chips, called the Instinct MI450, starting in the first half of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It was well known that Webster would purchase enslaved people and allow them to work for a salary until they had repaid their purchase price.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

In reality, the vast majority of video game purchases are now made digitally, although most major online stores provide safeguards.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

But a reallocation of the fund’s existing portfolios could involve selling foreign assets and increasing purchases of Japanese stocks and bonds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

You can also use the electronic ID for age-restricted purchases online.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The rise in sentiment was driven by improved perceptions of the economy and a surge in motivation to make major purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Twice before she got to Darling Street she had to stop to retrieve her purchases from the ground.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Reserve accumulation has strengthened this year, Moody’s said, adding the central bank has purchased more than $11 billion in foreign exchange through the middle of the year without generating exchange rate pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Blackstock, who died in August 2025 at the age of 48, purchased the Butte, Mont., property in April 2022 for an undisclosed amount, just one month after his divorce from Clarkson was finalized.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Sony purchased the Austin, Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse in 2024, with venues in major cities all across the U.S., including L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

FSG purchased Liverpool in 2010 for £300m, when the club was on the verge of administration.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

For friendships acquired by a price and not by greatness and nobility of spirit are purchased but are not owned, and at the proper time cannot be spent.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

That could happen if workers secured bigger pay rises to preserve their purchasing power, with businesses in turn raising their prices to maintain their profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Interestingly, from what I have read, the $2 million–to–$4 million range is also around the point where many financial planners consider self-insuring for long-term care instead of purchasing long-term-care insurance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Some consumers have stopped purchasing lettuce and other greens sold by restaurant and grocery chains.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

"It feels like our purchasing power is shrinking. This is the only way to combat that."

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Now Ian faced me full on, studying me as though I were a horse he was considering purchasing.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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