means of purchase
1purchase — pur·chase 1 vb pur·chased, pur·chas·ing vt 1: to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance 2: to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration; specif: to take (property) by a voluntary transaction (as a… …
2Purchase — Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & Fl.… …
3Purchase criminal — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …
4Purchase money — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …
5Purchase — Pur chase (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF. porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F. pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to pursue, to chase.… …
6purchase — [pʉr′chəs] vt. purchased, purchasing [ME purchacen < OFr pourchacier, to pursue < pour, for (< L pro: see PRO1) + chacier, to CHASE1] 1. to obtain for money or by paying a price; buy 2. to obtain at a cost, as of suffering or sacrifice …
7purchase — Transmission of property from one person to another by voluntary act and agreement, founded on a valuable consideration. Spur Independent School Dist. v. W. A. Holt Co., Tex.Civ.App., 88 S.W.2d 1071, 1073. To own by paying or by promising to pay… …
8purchase — purchaser, n. /perr cheuhs/, v., purchased, purchasing, n. v.t. 1. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy. 2. to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc. 3. to influence by a bribe. 4. to be sufficient to buy: Twenty… …
9purchase — I. verb (purchased; purchasing) Etymology: Middle English purchacen, from Anglo French purchacer to strive for, obtain, from por , pur thoroughly, to a conclusion (from Latin pro forward, for) + chacer to pursue, chase more at pro Date: 14th… …
10purchase — 01. Did you [purchase] anything of value while you were travelling in the U.S.? 02. The [purchase] price for digital cameras is expected to drop significantly over the next five years. 03. We stopped in the mall to show each other our [purchases] …
