purchase

6 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ purchase /ˈpɚtʃəs/ verb

purchases; purchased; purchasing

¹ purchase

/ˈpɚtʃəs/

verb

purchases; purchased; purchasing

Learner's definition of PURCHASE

[+ object] formal

: to buy (property, goods, etc.) : to get (something) by paying money for it购买

purchase a house购买一座房子
He purchased a new suit for a hundred dollars.他花一百美元买了一套新西服。
Souvenirs can be purchased at the gift shop. = You can purchase souvenirs at the gift shop.在那家礼品店里可以买到纪念品。

— purchaser

noun, plural purchasers [count]

adjective, always used before a noun

purchasing agents采购代理商
the company's purchasing department [=the people in a company who buy the company's supplies]公司的采购部门

² purchase /ˈpɚtʃəs/ noun

plural purchases

² purchase

/ˈpɚtʃəs/

noun

plural purchases

Learner's definition of PURCHASE

: an act of buying something购买

[count]

[noncount]

The CD player is guaranteed for one year from the date of purchase.这款CD播放器自购买之日起质保一年。
Getting a rebate requires proof of purchase. [=something, such as a receipt, that proves that you bought something]退款需要出具购买凭证。

[count] : something that is bought购买的东西；购置物

: a firm hold or grip that makes movement possible抓拿处；支点；立足点

[singular]

The ice made it impossible for the car's wheels to gain/get a purchase on the road.路面上的冰使得车轮无法稳住。

[noncount]

— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

I couldn't get a purchase on the problem. [=I couldn't get a good understanding of the problem]对于这个问题，我弄不太懂。