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Definition of purchase verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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 Examples
    • 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.
    Topics Shoppingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • newly
    • recently
    • compulsorily
    verb + purchase
    • agree to
    • be willing to
    • wish to
    preposition
    • for
    • from
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