as in to buy
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I need to purchase a new heavy coat
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Recent Examples of purchase
Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
An executive order requiring the military to purchase coal puts politics over the free market.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2026
George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
No purchase or payment is necessary to enter the lottery, but entrants must be 18 years or older and have a valid, non-expired photo ID that matches the name used to enter, according to the lottery’s rules.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Health giant Hartford HealthCare has since purchased Manchester Memorial and Rockville General.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
An executive order requiring the military to purchase coal puts politics over the free market.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
The office building totals 76,700 square feet, marketing materials circulated by Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm, showed at the time of the purchase.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
No purchase or payment is necessary to enter the lottery, but entrants must be 18 years or older and have a valid, non-expired photo ID that matches the name used to enter, according to the lottery’s rules.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchase
Verb
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The child may use the money without penalty to help pay for college or buy a first home.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nightmare fuel that won’t make anyone rush out to buy a grooming kit.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Maxwell could also hope to use her potential testimony before Congress as leverage going forward.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Panarin has a no-move clause, and apparently was quite willing to use it as leverage to control his destination.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mexico has amended its constitution to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapes.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has reached a bankruptcy exit agreement that paves the way for a potential sale, court records show.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Poll results from Japanese outlet NHK showed that the risk paid off, with the LDP winning 316 seats out of the 465 up for grabs in the House, well above the 233 needed for a simply majority.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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Look for containers to house baking supplies, grab-and-go snacks, breakfast items, seasoning mixes, and hard-to-organize spice packets.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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As of now, no, according to a June 2025 study of transaction data from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, University of California, San Diego and Northwestern University.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The legislation essentially says that a healthcare company cannot own both sides of a transaction.—
Caitlin Huey-Burns,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, these demonstrations escalated as participants blocked harbor pilot operations at the port, forcing a suspension of ship movements between the jetties and the port’s outer anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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The French navy is escorting the ship to anchorage for more checks, the statement said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For a little over $8,000, this hangout’s a steal.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2026
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He is most known for catch opposing point guards off-guard with steals from behind in the back court, a move sure to elicit a raucous, standing ovation when performed for the first time in front of the Madison Square Garden faithful.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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These days, he is widely regarded as having the finest facility with metrical forms of any poet of his generation—a grasp of prosody both perfect and unpredictable, as if the complex metronome of that turbulent coastline ticked on within him.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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No researcher seems to have a firm grasp on how big the industry is.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Purchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchase. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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