| 单词 | purchase |
| 释义 | purchase v. & n. --vtr. 1. acquire by payment; buy. 2. obtain or achieve at some cost. 3. Naut. haul up (an anchor etc.) by means of a pulley, lever, etc. --n 1. the act or an instance of buying. 2. something bought. 3. Law the acquisition of property by one's personal action and not by inheritance. 4. a a firm hold on a thing to move it or to prevent it from slipping; leverage. b a device or tackle for moving heavy objects. 5. the annual rent or return from land. Phrases and idioms purchase tax Brit. hist. a tax on goods bought, levied at higher rates for non-essential or luxury goods. Derivatives purchasable adj. purchaser n. Etymology: ME f. AF purchacer, OF pourchacier seek to obtain (as PUR-, CHASE(1)) |
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