purchase

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The competitors for the purchase were the Florentines and the Pisans; and in the course of the treaty the Pisans, finding that the Florentines, being the richer people, were about to obtain it, had recourse to arms, and, with the assistance of the Visconti, marched against Lucca.

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  1. transitive verb To obtain in exchange for money or its equivalent; buy.
  2. transitive verb To acquire by effort; earn.
  3. transitive verb To move or hold with a mechanical device, such as a lever or wrench.
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  • If the purchase is approved, the money that the UI has paid as part of the use agreement would be included in the purchase price. —  The Daily Iowan - Online Edition
  • "This purchase is about more than a building - it's about our desire to do something to effectively and positively bring change to the Pontiac community," said Capt. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • Advertising free shipping or a gift with a purchase might be the decisive factor whether or not the shopper will choose your products instead of another merchant's offerings. —  SB Informer Articles
  • My budget for this purchase is around US$ 1,000.00 (with some flexibility). —  Patricia Müller
  • To make sure your purchase is appropriate take into account these simple guidelines: —  StyleList Fashion Blog
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sale ·  investment ·  payment ·  loan ·  transaction ·  supply ·  acquisition ·  trade ·  collection ·  contract ·  transfer ·  delivery

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purchase:   purchases ·  purchasing ·  purchased
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  1. Middle English purchasen, to pursue, purchase, from Old French purchacier : pur-, forth (from Latin prō-; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + chacier, to chase; see chase1.

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  1. from Middle English purchasen, purchacen, purchesen, porchacyen, from Old French porchacier, purchasier, porchacer, porchaser, purcacer, etc., French pourchasser (= Provencal percassar = Italian procacciare), seek out, acquire, get, from pur- (from Latin pro), forth, + chacier, chaser, chasser, pursue: see chase.
  2. Early modern English also purchas; from Middle English purchase, purchas, porchas, from Old French porchas, purchase; from the verb.
 

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