Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - purchase
Purchase
purchase
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 acquire by payment; buy. 2 obtain or achieve at some cost. 3 Naut. haul up (an anchor etc.) by means of a pulley, lever, etc. --n. 1 the act or an instance of buying. 2 something bought. 3 Law the acquisition of property by one's personal action and not by inheritance. 4 a a firm hold on a thing to move it or to prevent it from slipping; leverage. b a device or tackle for moving heavy objects. 5 the annual rent or return from land. Phrases and idioms purchase tax Brit. hist. a tax on goods bought, levied at higher rates for non-essential or luxury goods. Derivatives purchasable adj. purchaser n. Etymology: ME f. AF purchacer, OF pourchacier seek to obtain (as PUR-, CHASE(1))
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I. verb (~d; purchasing) see: pro- Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. gain, acquire, to acquire (real estate) by means other than descent, to obtain by paying money or its equivalent ; buy, to obtain by labor, danger, or sacrifice, to constitute the means for buying , intransitive verb to ~ something, purchasable adjective ~r noun II. noun Date: 14th century an act or instance of purchasing, something obtained especially for a price in money or its equivalent, 3. a. a mechanical hold or advantage applied to the raising or moving of heavy bodies, an apparatus or device by which advantage is gained, b. an advantage (as a firm hold or position) used in applying one's power , a means of exerting power ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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