Purchase vs. Buy
Difference Between Purchase and Buy
Purchasenoun
(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
Buyverb
(transitive) To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.Purchasenoun
An individual item one has purchased.
Buyverb
(transitive) To obtain by some sacrifice.
I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams.Purchasenoun
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.Buyverb
(transitive) To bribe.
He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.Purchasenoun
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
Buyverb
(transitive) To be equivalent to in value.
The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.Purchasenoun
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
He was pleased with his latest purchase.Buyverb
to accept as true; to believe
I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!Purchasenoun
(uncountable) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.Buyverb
(intransitive) To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)
She buys for Federated.Let's go out for dinner. I'm buying.Purchasenoun
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
Buyverb
To make a bluff, usually a large one.
Smith tried to buy the pot on the river with a huge bluffPurchasenoun
The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
Buynoun
Something which is bought; a purchase.
At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy.Purchasenoun
Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
Buynoun
an advantageous purchase;
she got a bargain at the auctionthe stock was a real buy at that pricePurchasenoun
A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
Buyverb
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;
The family purchased a new carThe conglomerate acquired a new companyShe buys for the big department storePurchaseverb
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
Buyverb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;
This judge can be boughtPurchaseverb
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
to purchase land, to purchase a houseBuyverb
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange;
She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his workPurchaseverb
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
to purchase favor with flatteryBuyverb
accept as true;
I can't buy this storyPurchaseverb
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
Buyverb
be worth or be capable of buying;
This sum will buy you a ride on the trainPurchaseverb
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to.
to purchase a cannonPurchaseverb
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
Purchaseverb
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolutionPurchasenoun
the acquisition of something for payment;
they closed the purchase with a handshakePurchasenoun
something acquired by purchase
Purchasenoun
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage;
he could get no purchase on the situationPurchasenoun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Purchaseverb
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;
The family purchased a new carThe conglomerate acquired a new companyShe buys for the big department store
