purchase
Example Sentences
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But then you'll ask them what they want to purchase and they'll say "I'll have the cod please!"
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Critics have also raised questions over the origin of the funds used to purchase coastal land and the legality of the procedures.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In July 2018, 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton took his young son into a Clearwater, Florida, convenience store to purchase snacks.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Companies collect vast amounts of data about consumers already, including browsing history, location, device type, purchase patterns, even how long your cursor hovers over a product.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“We’ve used every scrap of construction paper in the whole district. And there’s no money in the budget to purchase more.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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