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# purchase

«purchase» in Mova's school dictionary: **To buy something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (purchase, purchases, purchased, purchasing); noun (a purchase, purchases)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To buy something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#m1)

2) (noun) Something you have bought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#m2)

3) (noun) The act of buying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#m3)

4) (noun) A firm hold or grip: «my feet couldn't get a purchase on the ice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, purchase problems: total cost = price × number; change = money given − cost. In everyday life, it is a more formal word for «buy» seen on shop signs, websites and receipts. Online safety: never make a purchase online without a parent's permission. Phrases: «make a purchase», «proof of purchase», «in-app purchases».

### examples

- Dad purchased new school shoes for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x1)
- Keep the receipt as proof of purchase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x2)
- Ask a parent before any in-app purchase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x3)
- She purchased 3 pens at $2 each, so she spent $6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x4)
- Our best purchase was the tent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x5)
- My boots couldn't get a purchase on the ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x6)
- Later, another neighbor purchased him and allowed his feathers to grow again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/#x7)

### note

More formal than «buy». Stress: «PUR-chis». Past: purchased. In maths, «purchase» = buy, so you multiply price by quantity and subtract from the money you have.

### In the corpora

- [Buy now pay later splits a purchase into instalments; it is still borrowing, with charges if a payment is late.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/17/)
- [Voice assistants can be linked to shopping accounts, so grown-ups should set a PIN for purchases.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/10/)
- [Never buy coins, skins or loot boxes without a parent's permission, because in-game purchases cost real money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/243-puzzles-and-video-games/14/)
- [In-game purchases spend real money, and small amounts add up fast.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/243-puzzles-and-video-games/25/)
- [Never buy gems, coins or loot boxes in a game without a parent's permission; small purchases add up fast.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/280-illusions-and-adverts/27/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «purchase» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchase/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.