LekhoriLekhoriThe acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
He was pleased with his latest purchase.
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
to purchase land, to purchase a house
A surname.
A hamlet in Harrison, New York.
From Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain”) from pur- (from Latin pro-) + chac(i)er (“to chase, pursue”). Compare Old French porchacier (“to follow, to chase”), which...
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To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
that loves the thing he cannot purchase
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
to purchase favor with flattery