purchase
Example Sentences
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Critics have been swift to paint the purchase as unnecessary.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
I’ve been considering whether it might be a good idea to purchase a condo for him.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Mary Kay committed her sellers to advance purchase of the products, a system she believed motivated success, according to Ms. Gavenas: “A bigger buy-in gave consultants more incentive to clinch a sale.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Within an hour, Nexstar announced that it had finalized the purchase of its McLean, Va.-based rival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
It was well known that Webster would purchase enslaved people and allow them to work for a salary until they had repaid their purchase price.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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