| word | purchase |
|---|---|
| definition | verb When you purchase something, you buy it. He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck. Most of those shares were purchased from brokers. The broker will get 5% if he finds a purchaser. The group is the second largest purchaser of fresh fruit in the U.S.. noun The purchase of something is the act of buying it. Some of the receipts had been for the purchase of cars. A purchase is something that you buy. She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes. If you get a purchase on something, you manage to get a firm grip on it. I got a purchase on the rope and pulled. I couldn't get any purchase with the screwdriver on the damn screws. |
| inflections | purchasespurchasingpurchasedpurchaserpurchasersvendee |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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