| 释义 |
pur·chase
I. \-chəs\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English purchacen, from Old French porchacier, purchacier to seek to obtain, from por, pur, pour for (modification — perhaps influenced by Latin per through — of Latin pro for) + chacier to pursue, chase — more at for, chase
transitive verb
1.
a. archaic : to get into one's possession : gain, acquire
< your accent is something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling — Shakespeare >
b. : to acquire (real estate) by any means other than descent or inheritance
c. archaic : to obtain (as a license) from authority
d. : to obtain (as merchandise) by paying money or its equivalent : buy for a price
< purchased a new suit >
e. : to obtain (something desired) by an outlay (as of labor, danger, sacrifice)
< purchase one's life at the expense of one's honor >
: win, earn
< his place was dearly purchased >
2. obsolete : to cause to occur : effect, procure
3.
a. : to haul in or up with or as if with a mechanical device or rope
b. : to apply to (as something to be moved or lifted) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage : get a purchase upon or apply a purchase to; also : to move (as a cannon) by a purchase
4.
a. obsolete : to serve as a ransom for
b. : to constitute the means or medium for buying (something)
< our dollars purchase less each year >
< expert flattery may purchase an honest man >
intransitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : to acquire wealth or property
b. : to make a purchase or purchases : buy
2. obsolete : to exert oneself : expend effort toward some end
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English purchas, porchas, from Old French, from porchacier to purchase
1. : an act or instance of purchasing: as
a. obsolete
(1) : the taking or seizing of prey (as in hunting)
(2) : the taking of something into one's possession violently or with force of arms : plundering, pillage
b. obsolete : the seeking, procuring, or taking into possession of something : acquisition; also : an act of instigating : contrivance
c. : the acquiring of lands or tenements by any means other than descent or inheritance
d. : the acquiring of title to or property in anything for a price : a buying for money or its equivalent
< the purchase of shares in a business >
2.
a.
(1) : something gotten into one's possession by any means honest or dishonest : gain, booty; especially : the prize of a privateer
(2) : something obtained for a price in money or its equivalent
< showed her purchases with pride >
b.
(1) : annual yield in rent
(2) : value or potentiality for use or service in something or the hypothetical or figurative cash value of such or of a specified increment of such
< a life not worth a day's purchase >
c. : something bought considered with reference to its price or value : bargain, buy
< will find him a dearer purchase than she thought >
< a good purchase >
3. chiefly Scotland : means of acquiring property : resources
4.
a.
(1) : a mechanical hold or advantage applied to the raising or moving of heavy bodies (as by a lever, tackle, capstan)
(2) : an apparatus or device by which the advantage is gained (as a pulley tackle)
b.
(1) : an advantage used in applying one's power in any effort
(2) : position or means of exerting power
5. : an unorganized minor territorial division in New Hampshire consisting of land that was originally laid off and sold by the state to an individual or individuals |