act of purchase
1Purchase — 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.… …
2Purchase 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. & …
3Purchase 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. & …
4purchase — 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… …
5Act of Settlement (Irish) — • 1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament to bring in Protestant settlers in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Act of Settlement (Irish) Act of Settlement (Irish) …
6purchase — both as a noun and as a verb, is a formal word not normally used in general contexts (especially conversation). By contrast buy as a noun is somewhat informal (a good buy), and so English lacks a word of neutral register for the meaning ‘the act… …
7purchase — [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 …
8Purchase — To buy, to be long, to have an ownership position. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. purchase pur‧chase 1 [ˈpɜːtʆs ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun COMMERCE 1. [uncountable] the act of buying something: • Keep the receipt as your proof of purc …
9purchase — buy; be long; have an ownership position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. purchase pur‧chase 1 [ˈpɜːtʆs ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun COMMERCE 1. [uncountable] …
10purchase — 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… …
