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单词 purchase-money
释义 ˈpurchase-ˌmoney
The sum for which anything is or may be purchased. Also fig.
1720Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1883) VIII. 146 The which purchace money to be Invested in Some Real Estate for the use of this Town.1723Duchess of Buckingham Let. 1 Aug. in Lett. to & from Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk (1824) I. 115 Half the purchase-money, at least, will go to build him another [house] to his mind.a1763Shenstone Wks. (1764) II. 293, I would part with the purchase-money, for which I have less regard.1818Cobbett Pol. Reg. XXXIII. 57 The purchase money of farms is estimated upon the amount of rent.1832H. Martineau Life in Wilds ix, Labour is still the purchase-money of everything here.1890‘R. Boldrewood’ Col. Reformer (1891) 259 He..retained the proceeds..with which to pay off his purchase-money.1892M. A. Jackson Life & Lett. Gen. T. J. Jackson viii. 114 He might be permitted to emancipate himself by a return of the purchase-money.1961New Eng. Bible Acts v. 2 He kept back part of the purchase-money.1972C. Drummond Death at Bar ii. 47 Alwyn did not pay over the purchase money.
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