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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   purchase
       n 1: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the
            purchase with a handshake"
       2: something acquired by purchase
       3: a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could
          get no purchase on the situation"
       4: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use
          a lever [syn: leverage, purchase]
       v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial
            transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The
            conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big
            department store" [syn: buy, purchase] [ant: sell]