PURCHASE


Meaning of PURCHASE in English

v. & n.

--v.tr.

1. acquire by payment; buy.

2 obtain or achieve at some cost.

3 Naut. haul up (an anchor etc.) by means of a pulley, lever, etc.

--n.

1. the act or an instance of buying.

2 something bought.

3 Law the acquisition of property by one's personal action and not by inheritance.

4 a a firm hold on a thing to move it or to prevent it from slipping; leverage. b a device or tackle for moving heavy objects.

5 the annual rent or return from land.

Phrases and idioms:

purchase tax Brit. hist. a tax on goods bought, levied at higher rates for non-essential or luxury goods.

Derivatives:

purchasable adj. purchaser n.

Etymology: ME f. AF purchacer, OF pourchacier seek to obtain (as PUR-, CHASE(1))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.