purchase
verb/ˈpɜːtʃəs/
/ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they purchase | /ˈpɜːtʃəs/ /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/ |
| he / she / it purchases | /ˈpɜːtʃəsɪz/ /ˈpɜːrtʃəsɪz/ |
| past simple purchased | /ˈpɜːtʃəst/ /ˈpɜːrtʃəst/ |
| past participle purchased | /ˈpɜːtʃəst/ /ˈpɜːrtʃəst/ |
| -ing form purchasing | /ˈpɜːtʃəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrtʃəsɪŋ/ |
- to buy something
- purchase something Please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance.
- to purchase an item/a product
- to purchase a property/home
- We recently purchased a home just outside Las Vegas.
- purchase something from somebody The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.
- The tickets can only be purchased in advance from our website.
- purchase something for something They purchased the land for $1 million.
- (figurative) Victory was purchased (= achieved) at too great a price.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2- They purchased the house from an elderly couple.
- Tickets can be purchased online.
- The land was compulsorily purchased from the owner to make way for the new road.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- newly
- recently
- compulsorily
- …
- agree to
- be willing to
- wish to
- …
- for
- from
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