purchase
Noun
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is a type of: acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of somethingsubtypes:
- buyback, redemption, repurchase - the act of purchasing back something previously sold
- buying, purchasing - the act of buying
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is a type of: acquisition - something acquiredsubtypes:
- stock buyback - a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)
- bargain, buy, steal - an advantageous purchase
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is a type of: influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another
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is a type of: mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objectssame as: leverage
Verb
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referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)entail:subtypes:
- buy back, repurchase - buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
- take - buy, select
- get - purchase
- subscribe, subscribe to, take - receive or obtain regularly
- buy out, buy up, take over - take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
- pick up - buy casually or spontaneously
- buy food, take out - purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
- impulse-buy - buy on impulse without proper reflection
same as: buyverb group: buy - be worth or be capable of buying
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