purchase
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But the industry body for waste companies says vape recycling has not improved enough, so a small, refundable deposit at the point of purchase is a "simple, fair, efficient and cost-neutral solution".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Restaurants that want a bottle of a recent vintage need to be a previous customer of the importer before they are offered an opportunity to purchase one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Its January purchase of Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical business for $9.7 billion was the company’s biggest since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
I needed to renew my railcard - but it took almost the entire journey to actually get enough data to make the purchase.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Using extreme caution, they only bought earphones from storeowners whom they trusted not to report the purchase to the Gestapo.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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