purchase
B2Academic AWL-2Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈpɜːtʃəs/US /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
Meaning
noun
the act or process of buying something
“to make a purchase (= buy something)”
verb
to buy something
“purchase something, Please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance.”
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“so they purchased ATI and no longer needed us.”
📺 Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechLearn this word in the video →
“that goes into any purchase of a launch”
📺 Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders LectureLearn this word in the video →
“Hordes of people, children and adults alike, dressed in elaborate wizard costumes, stood in line for hours at the Coop to purchase copies of the book.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
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