Purchase — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the acquisition of something for payment

something acquired by purchase

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːtʃɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːtʃɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːtʃɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːtʃɪs/.

Examples

they closed the purchase with a handshake
he could get no purchase on the situation
The family purchased a new car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leverage buy

Antonyms

sell

Parts of Speech

noun	the acquisition of something for payment “they closed the purchase with a handshake”
noun	something acquired by purchase
noun	a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage “he could get no purchase on the situation”
noun	the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
verb	obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction “The family purchased a new car”

Word Forms

purchase	verb	obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
lever	verb	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
buy	noun	an advantageous purchase
buyer	noun	a person who buys
buying	noun	the act of buying
purchase	noun	something acquired by purchase
purchaser	noun	a person who buys
purchasing	noun	the act of buying

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kaufen

der Erwerb von etwas gegen Bezahlung

🇫🇷French

achat

l'acquisition de quelque chose contre paiement

🇪🇸Spanish

compra

la adquisición de algo a cambio de pago

🇮🇹Italian

acquistare

l'acquisizione di qualcosa a pagamento

🇳🇱Dutch

aankoop

het tegen betaling verwerven van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

comprar

a aquisição de algo mediante pagamento

🇷🇺Russian

покупка

приобретение чего-либо за плату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खरीदना

भुगतान के लिए किसी चीज़ का अधिग्रहण

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রয়

অর্থ প্রদানের জন্য কিছু অধিগ্রহণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்முதல்

பணம் செலுத்துவதற்காக எதையாவது கையகப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొనుగోలు

చెల్లింపు కోసం ఏదైనా కొనుగోలు చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खरेदी

देयकासाठी काहीतरी संपादन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખરીદી

ચુકવણી માટે કંઈકનું સંપાદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರೀದಿ

ಪಾವತಿಗಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാങ്ങൽ

പേയ്മെൻ്റിനായി എന്തെങ്കിലും ഏറ്റെടുക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰੀਦ

ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خریداری

ادائیگی کے لیے کسی چیز کا حصول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

购买

为了付款而获得某物

🇯🇵Japanese

購入

支払いのために何かを取得すること

🇰🇷Korean

구입

지불할 물건을 획득하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mua

việc mua lại một cái gì đó để thanh toán

🇹🇭Thai

ซื้อ

การได้มาซึ่งบางสิ่งบางอย่างเพื่อการชำระเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembelian

perolehan sesuatu untuk pembayaran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbili

ang pagkuha ng isang bagay para sa pagbabayad

🇲🇾Malay

pembelian

pemerolehan sesuatu untuk pembayaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شراء

اقتناء شيء ما مقابل دفعه

🇮🇷Persian

خرید

به دست آوردن چیزی برای پرداخت

🇹🇷Turkish

satın almak

ödeme karşılığında bir şeyin satın alınması

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְכּוֹשׁ

רכישת משהו תמורת תשלום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'purchase'?

The primary meaning of 'purchase' is 'the acquisition of something for payment'.

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Using 'purchase' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'purchase' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'purchase' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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