purchase
English Thesaurus
1. the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | acquisition, |
| definition | : | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act) |
2. a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | influence, |
| definition | : | the effect of one thing (or person) on another (noun.phenomenon) |
3. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | mechanical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects (noun.phenomenon) |
4. something acquired by purchase (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquisition, |
| definition | : | something acquired (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | stock buyback, |
| definition | : | a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
5. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy back, repurchase, |
| definition | : | buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | take, |
| definition | : | buy, select (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | get, |
| definition | : | purchase (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy out, buy up, take over, |
| definition | : | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | pick up, |
| definition | : | buy casually or spontaneously (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy food, take out, |
| definition | : | purchase prepared food to be eaten at home (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | impulse-buy, |
| definition | : | buy on impulse without proper reflection (verb.possession) |
| entail | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
| definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
| entail | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | buy, |
| definition | : | be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative) |
| domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
6. the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act)
| derivation | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
7. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry, |
| definition | : | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact) |
8. something acquired by purchase (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
9. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | sell, |
| definition | : | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy out, buy up, take over, |
| definition | : | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy in, stock, stock up, |
| definition | : | amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | something acquired by purchase (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
10. the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act)
| derivation | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
11. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry, |
| definition | : | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact) |
12. something acquired by purchase (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
13. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | sell, |
| definition | : | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy out, buy up, take over, |
| definition | : | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy in, stock, stock up, |
| definition | : | amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | something acquired by purchase (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
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