Pre-purchase
verb (used with object), purchased, purchasing.
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 dollars purchases a subscription.
5.
Law. to acquire (land or other property) by means other than inheritance.
6.
to move, haul, or raise, especially by applying mechanical power.
7.
to get a leverage on; apply a lever, pulley, or other aid to.
8.
Obsolete. to procure, acquire, or obtain.
verb (used without object), purchased, purchasing.
9.
to buy something.
noun
10.
acquisition by the payment of money or its equivalent; buying, or a single act of buying.
11.
something that is purchased or bought.
12.
something purchased, with respect to value in relation to price; buy:
At three for a dollar they seemed like a good purchase.
13.
Law. the acquisition of land or other property by means other than inheritance.
14.
acquisition by means of effort, labor, etc.:
the purchase of comfort at the price of freedom.
15.
a lever, pulley, or other device that provides mechanical advantage or power for moving or raising a heavy object.
16.
an effective hold or position for applying power in moving or raising a heavy object; leverage.
17.
any means of applying or increasing power, influence, etc.
18.
the annual return or rent from land.
19.
a firm grip or grasp, footing, etc., on something.
20.
Obsolete. booty.
verb (transitive)
1.
to obtain (goods, etc) by payment
2.
to obtain by effort, sacrifice, etc: to purchase one’s freedom
3.
to draw, haul, or lift (a load) with the aid of mechanical apparatus
4.
to acquire (an estate) other than by inheritance
noun
5.
something that is purchased, esp an article bought with money
6.
the act of buying
7.
acquisition of an estate by any lawful means other than inheritance
8.
a rough measure of the mechanical advantage achieved by a lever
9.
a firm foothold, grasp, etc, as for climbing or levering something
10.
a means of achieving some influence, advantage, etc
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