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Meaning of purchase

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  purchase
      n 1: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the
           purchase with a handshake"
      2: something acquired by purchase
      3: a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could
         get no purchase on the situation"
      4: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use
         a lever [syn: {leverage}, {purchase}]
      v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial
           transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The
           conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big
           department store" [syn: {buy}, {purchase}] [ant: {sell}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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