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1. Obtain in exchange for payment
   "The family purchased a new car";
   - buy

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
   - leverage

Derived forms: purchases, purchasing, purchased

Type of: acquire, acquisition, get, influence, mechanical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Purchase, New York