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noun

purchase

CEFR B2

the acquisition of something for payment

In a sentence

Six example sentences with purchase, each labelled with its topic.

  • His first purchase was a secondhand body with a scratched sensor, bought for less than a decent lens hood.

    Photography

  • The fund logged the purchase at Monday's closing price, then wrote down the position twice before the quarter ended.

    Finance

  • The museum announced the purchase of a small Vermeer, paid for by three donors who asked to stay anonymous.

    Art

  • A single in-game purchase of a cosmetic skin now earns the studio more than the original disc ever did.

    Gaming

  • The purchase of Alaska in 1867 cost seven million dollars, and newspapers mocked it as a frozen waste for years.

    History

  • Economists track every large purchase of durable goods, since a family buying a washing machine signals confidence about next year.

    Economics

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