Tra từ purchase - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. the acquisition of something for payment (Freq. 8)
- they closed the purchase with a handshake
• Hypernyms:
acquisition
• Hyponyms:
redemption, repurchase, buyback, buying, purchasing
2. something acquired by purchase (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
acquisition
• Hyponyms:
stock buyback, bargain, buy, steal
3. a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage (Freq. 1)
- he could get no purchase on the situation
• Hypernyms:
influence
4. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
• Syn:
leverage
• Derivationally related forms:
lever (for: leverage)
• Hypernyms:
mechanical phenomenon

II - verb

obtain by purchase;
acquire by means of a financial transaction (Freq. 34)
- The family purchased a new car
- The conglomerate acquired a new company
- She buys for the big department store
• Syn:
buy
• Ant:
sell (for: buy)
• See Also:
buy in (for: buy), buy up (for: buy), buy out (for: buy)
• Derivationally related forms:
purchaser, purchasing, buy (for: buy), buyer (for: buy), buying (for: buy)
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
buy back, repurchase, take, get, subscribe,
subscribe to, take over, buy out, buy up, pick up, take out,
buy food, impulse-buy
• Verb Group:
buy
• Entailment:
pay, choose, take, select, pick out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- The children purchase the ball