Definitions
1.verbTo buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent."to purchase land, to purchase a house"
2.verbTo pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
3.verbTo obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc."to purchase favor with flattery"
4.verbTo expiate by a fine or forfeit.
5.verbTo apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means."to purchase a cannon"
6.verbTo put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
7.verbTo 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 revolution"
8.nounAn act or process of making a purchase.
9.nounA complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
10.nounA part of an organization that manages such processes