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Word: Purchase
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ (hence, in nautical use, the notion of ‘gaining’ one portion of rope after another) and ‘buy’
ˈpəːtʃɪs
acquire (something) by paying for it; buy
Short Definition:buy
Examples:- Mr Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for £1,500
haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever.
Short Definition:haul up rope with pulley or lever
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