purchases

NOUN

possession obtained with money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquisition asset investment

STRONG

acquirement bargain booty buy gain property steal

Antonyms

WEAK

sale sell

VERB

buy, obtain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire earn invest pick up procure redeem shop take

STRONG

achieve attain cop gain market patronize realize secure truck win

WEAK

come by deal in get hold of go shopping make a buy make a purchase pay for shop for take up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit have lose spend throw away

STRONG

give up ignore miss

WEAK

sell

Example Sentences

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The purchases raised concern among officials across the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Also helpful: the Bank of Japan’ decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week to 1% and the simultaneous decision to halt its government bond purchases starting in April 2027.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

The planned purchases are expected to provide support to the Japanese bond market on that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

AFP previously investigated a multilingual trend of videos stealing seniors’ identities to bait users into sympathetic purchases of slippers and dog collars.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Their purchases are tucked into cute little bags, and she and Heather join me in a sort of floral cloud.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper