purchase

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♦♦ pur|chase /p'ɜːrtʃɪs/ (purchases purchasing purchased)
1 [VERB] V n
When you purchase something, you buy it. (FORMAL)
He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck...
● purchaser [N-COUNT]
The broker will get 5% if he finds a purchaser...
= buyer
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N of n
The purchase of something is the act of buying it. (FORMAL)
Some of the receipts had been for the purchase of cars.
see also hire purchase
3 [N-COUNT]
A purchase is something that you buy. (FORMAL)
She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.
4 [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
If you get a purchase on something, you manage to get a firm grip on it. (FORMAL)
I got a purchase on the rope and pulled...
I couldn't get any purchase with the screwdriver on the damn screws.
= griphire pur|chase
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Hire purchase is a way of buying goods gradually. You make regular payments until you have paid the full price and the goods belong to you. The abbreviation HP is often used. (BRIT; in AM, usually use installment plan)
...buying a car on hire purchase.

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