v. 1 buy, acquire, procure, obtain, get, secure, pay for He recently purchased a new personal computer and cannot get it to work Not long ago, a shilling purchased a loaf of bread. 2 win, gain, achieve, realize, attain, obtain His liberty was purchased by the betrayal of his colleagues
n. 3 acquisition, acquiring, buying, purchasing, obtaining, securing, procurement The purchase of books for the university library is the responsibility of Monica Turnbull 4 buy, acquisition Tom returned from the shop carrying his purchases 5 grip, hold, support, toe-hold, foothold, grasp; leverage, position, advantage, edge The climber was having trouble getting a good purchase on the icy ledge