purchases
Example Sentences
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One possible explanation for the purchases is cyber-squatting - where people speculatively register specific domain names in case they increase in value later on and can be sold for a profit.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The card earns 2 points per dollar on everyday purchases and up to 1.25 times points on rent and 3 times points on groceries and dining.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
For the past few years, residents of the tiny Palm Meadows Estates gated community in Boynton Beach, Fla., have gossiped about a string of home purchases that quietly took place in their neighborhood in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Companies are structuring chip and electricity purchases as future leases rather than owned assets, so the liabilities don’t show up on the balance sheet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I rolled down my window and said, “Didn’t Josephine the banker tell us not to make any purchases for six months?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
