purchase meaning
purchase :
buying, acquisition
noun
▪ The purchase was made online.
▪ The buying was done online.
▪ She made a big purchase yesterday.
▪ She bought something big yesterday.
paraphrasing
▪ acquisition – buying
▪ buy – acquisition
purchase :
to buy, to acquire
verb
▪ I will purchase a new book.
▪ I will buy a new book.
▪ They purchased a car last week.
▪ They bought a car last week.
paraphrasing
▪ buy – purchase
▪ acquire – buy
Pronunciation
purchase [ˈpɜː.tʃəs]
The stress is on 'pur' and sounds like 'pur-chəs'.
Common phrases and grammar about purchase
purchase - Common meaning
noun
buying, acquisition
verb
to buy, to acquire
Part of Speech Changes for "purchase"
▪ purchaser (noun) – a person who buys
▪ purchasable (adjective) – able to be bought
Common Expressions with "purchase"
▪ make a purchase – to buy something
▪ purchase online – to buy on the internet
▪ purchase agreement – a contract to buy
▪ purchase order – a request to buy
Important examples of purchase in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, purchase often refers to the act of buying goods or services.
Example of a confusing word: procure (to obtain)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, purchase is used to describe the action of buying in TOEIC grammar questions.
purchase
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
purchase order
'a request to buy', used in business transactions.
purchase on credit
means 'to buy now and pay later'.
Differences between similar words and purchase
purchase
,
buy
differences
Purchase is more formal and often used in business, while buy is more common in everyday speech.
Words with the same origin as purchase
The origin of purchase
The word 'purchase' comes from the Old French 'pourchacier', meaning 'to chase or hunt for'.
Word structure
It has the prefix pur (for), root chase (hunt), and means 'to hunt for'.
Words with the same origin
The root of purchase is chase (hunt). Words with the same root include chase (to follow).
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