I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a house purchase
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A solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.
hire purchase
proof of purchase (= something that proves you bought something from a particular place )
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We will give a refund only if proof of purchase is provided.
purchase price
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We borrowed 80% of the purchase price.
purchasing power
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increases in purchasing power
the purchase price formal (= the price that someone pays when they buy something, especially a house )
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You can obtain a loan for up to 90% of the purchase price.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
buyer
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Warner went into the fine art business, using his friends and his influence to match buyer to purchase .
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Impulsive buyers , who purchase products quickly 2.
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Generally, this is adequate for most buyers , particularly those purchasing a modern property.
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Patient buyers , who purchase products after making some comparisons 3.
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An unnamed buyer has agreed to purchase the site for an undisclosed sum.
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Reverse splits make a stock appear more expensive and can attract buyers who will not purchase shares that sell for a pittance.
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Each buyer can purchase up to six ball and six parade tickets.
product
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In return you get the benefits of staff training, purchasing , product development, marketing and leasing services.
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They were purchasing the raw product from Iowa Packing Company.
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She only purchased unpackaged products , which she bore home in her ancient shopping bag.
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Impulsive buyers, who purchase products quickly 2.
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Customers can earn extra points when purchasing particular products , and vouchers stretch further when redeemed on particular deals.
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Patient buyers, who purchase products after making some comparisons 3.
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For example, beer and cigarettes may both be purchased as recreational products .
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The list will not be long because you tend to purchase the same food products week after week. 9.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power
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At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.
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Dollars have less international purchasing power and more dollars have to be spent.
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In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
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Pensions represent a transfer of resources in the form of purchasing power from current taxpayers or pension-fund contributors to past contributors.
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That reduces the real purchasing power of wages.
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The drop in inflation boosted purchasing power , he said.
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The goods became obtainable, but not purchasable, because of the lack of purchasing power among the population.
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The third category relates to private transactions, where an equality of bargaining power is usually to be presumed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Foreign investors are not permitted to purchase land.
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If this product does not give complete satisfaction, please return it to the manufacturer stating when and where it was purchased.
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Ogburn purchased the property in 1989.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Expect to hear information about purchasing an AlaskaPass for independent travel.
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For example, beer and cigarettes may both be purchased as recreational products.
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Healthy specimens should be active and the body should be slightly convex and fish that show flat flanks should not be purchased.
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PepsiCo entered the restaurant business in 1977 by purchasing Pizza Hut.
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See Table 9-5 for how the decision to purchase corn might be accomplished.
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Sterile eye drops can be purchased for this purpose.
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There was also evidence that Drew had visited several other tobacconists, purchasing pipes to send to friends.
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Under counter-trade a sale of good is contractually linked to an obligation to purchase goods or resultant output from the same country.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
compulsory
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For example: Your business or home is threatened with a compulsory purchase order.
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Public bodies may apply for a compulsory purchase order in respect of certain property.
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The agency should have powers of compulsory purchase and therefore the site of the town should be publicly owned.
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The local council also opposes the compulsory purchase order.
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One example from a multitude of possible examples is the compulsory purchase order enquiry.
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The Department of the Environment produces free booklets on planning permission, enforcement, appeals and compulsory purchase .
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The Department of Transport failed in its legal duty to locate each individual owner in order to serve compulsory purchase orders.
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Notification of the compulsory purchase order has been placed in the public press.
■ NOUN
agreement
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For the same reason, some one hiring goods under a hire purchase agreement is also excluded.
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As to negligence it was true that Moorgate Mercantile had been careless in failing to register their hire purchase agreement .
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Discounts: Discounts are available based on volume orders or blanket purchase agreements .
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It was held that the purchaser was unaware of any relevant hire purchase agreement .
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Unravelling such arrangements can often be complicated, and would need to be provided for in the sale and purchase agreement .
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A hire purchase agreement is a two party debtor-creditor-supplier agreement to which s75 does not apply.
hire
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For the same reason, some one hiring goods under a hire purchase agreement is also excluded.
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There is no delay - no hire purchase forms to be filled.
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Thus it bought the van from the trader and transferred it on hire purchase to the customer.
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This is where goods are taken on hire purchase , credit sale or conditional sale terms.
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Twitchings claimed that Moorgate Mercantile were estopped from denying that their hire purchase customer was the owner of the car.
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The seller must be asked whether any of the fixtures and fittings are subject to hire purchase or loan agreements.
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And it was all in the days before credit cards, when hire purchase was king.
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In general, however, they found that consumers took better care of appliances on hire purchase and that servicing costs were lower.
order
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For example: Your business or home is threatened with a compulsory purchase order .
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All three systems report purchase orders and / or shipments of hundreds of units that are not yet installed.
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Public bodies may apply for a compulsory purchase order in respect of certain property.
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If this could be shown to be the case they would have been entitled to a share purchase order from the Court.
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The local council also opposes the compulsory purchase order .
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One example from a multitude of possible examples is the compulsory purchase order enquiry.
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A compulsory purchase order has been served on your business premises.
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Responsible for the printing and despatching of purchase orders . 5.
price
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In addition all the free proceeds of sale must be committed towards the purchase price .
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He declined to comment on the purchase price .
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The purchase price has been agreed at £5000, and the form of the conveyance follows a conventional pattern.
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Here are details from the auction: Rates are determined by the difference between the purchase price and face value.
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This amounted to the entire purchase price .
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The banks declined to disclose the purchase price but sources close to the deal said it is about $ 150 million.
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He already paid the purchase price for it when he gave his life on the cross.
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The split does not affect the value, though it does make the purchase price appear cheaper.
■ VERB
make
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The property is in excellent order throughout thus presenting a property which makes an excellent purchase .
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In its first phase, it allows intermediaries, such as DHAs and general practitioners to make the purchases .
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They said some customers were using the certificates to make token purchases and walk away with cash.
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A couple of other points that make the purchase of Gazza highly unlikely. 1.
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The split does not affect the value, though it does make the purchase price appear cheaper.
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Depending on when you make your purchases , you can enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit.
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Kweisi Mfume, a five-term congressman from Baltimore, plans to push big corporations to make more purchases from black-owned concerns.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Holman attempted to gain a purchase on the narrow ledge.
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The loan was supposed to be used for the purchase of a house.
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The money will be used for the purchase of $40,000 worth of computer equipment.
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This coupon will give you ten dollars off any fifty dollar purchase at the store.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In addition individuals' savings have been directed into house purchase , rather than into productive investment opportunities.
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Leroy was involved with the purchase in Paris of the first paintings for the newly incorporated Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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No provision was made for the payment to Co-operative retail stores of dividends on their purchases from the Agency.
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Otherwise that consumer could rearrange purchases out of a given income to make himself or herself better off.
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Radio Investments has taken its stake in Kent-based radio station Invicta Sound to 10.47 percent through the purchase of another 1.39 percent.
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The Brady law appears to establish a uniform set of rules for handgun purchases.
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The company said the additional line of credit will be used to finance the daily purchase of auto receivables prior to securitization.
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Torney, who hoards old Harley-Davidson metallic signs for his own pleasure, was proud of his purchase that Sunday.