Purchased Purchase Land Million Verb Bre ˈpɜːtʃəs ˈpɜːrtʃəs

• the equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.
• they purchased the land for $1 million.
• please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance.
• victory was purchased (= achieved) at too great a price.

purchase

1. to buy something
• The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.
• They purchased the land for $1 million.
• Please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance.
• Victory was purchased (= achieved) at too great a price.

Extra Examples

• The land was compulsorily purchased from the owner to make way for the new road.
• They purchased the house from an elderly couple.
• They purchased the land for $1 million.
• Tickets can be purchased online.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they purchase
• he / she / it purchases
• past simple purchased
• past participle purchased
• -ing form purchasing

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ and ‘buy’.