PURCHASE


Meaning of PURCHASE in English

(HOLD) [noun] [U] [formal] - a firm hold which allows someone or something to be pulled or lifted without sliding or fallingThese tyres are so worn that they don't provide much purchase on the road.Dancers sometimes use a special powder on their shoes to help them get a better purchase on the floor.The climber gained a purchase on the rock and hauled himself up.(figurative) I just couldn't get any purchase on (= understand) what he was saying.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.