purchase

1. v. t. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire. Source: opted

2. v. t. To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house. Source: opted

3. v. t. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery. Source: opted

4. v. t. To expiate by a fine or forfeit. Source: opted

5. v. t. To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance. Source: opted

6. v. t. To buy for a price. Source: opted

7. v. t. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon. Source: opted

8. v. i. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self. Source: opted

9. v. i. To acquire wealth or property. Source: opted

10. v. t. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. Source: opted

11. v. t. The act of seeking and acquiring property. Source: opted

12. v. t. The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent. Source: opted

13. v. t. That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition. Source: opted

14. v. t. That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent. Source: opted

15. v. t. Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained. Source: opted

16. v. t. Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement. Source: opted

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