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• n  the acquisition of something for payment
  they closed the purchase with a handshake
• n  something acquired by purchase
• n  a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
  he could get no purchase on the situation
• n  the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
• v  obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
  The family purchased a new car

• Fishing on his 2,000-acre ranch in the Black Hills of Wyoming, Moses Louis Annenberg heard last month that the Philadelphia Inquirer could be purchased by anyone who had a .
• The purchase would give the state control of nearly half the 400,000 acres (161,876 hectares) of sugar fields in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) below Lake Okeechobee .
• Those eligible for federal subsidies to purchase insurance through exchanges would be able to choose from at least one plan that covers abortions beyond those in the case of rape .

• leverage
• buy

• sell

News & Articles

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• Town Meeting approves police cruiser purchase
  Town Meeting voted to purchase three police cruisers on Tuesday evening. The original article asked for five police vehicles, including three patrol cars and two supervisor SUVs at a total cost of $238,000 from the Stabilization Fund. 
  June 19, 2013 - Wareham Courier
• Westboro may purchase 95-acre state hospital property
  WESTBORO - The town has negotiated an undisclosed purchase price for 95 acres of the Westboro State Hospital property, and the purchase would not require a Proposition 2-1/2 override if approved at town meeting this fall.
  June 18, 2013 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
• Pandora radio station purchase angers music indutry, The Hill reports
  Pandora's purchase of a South Dakota radio station has angered the music industry, which views the move as an attempt by the company to pay lower music royalty fees, The Hill reported on Friday night. ...
  June 17, 2013 - Theflyonthewall.com via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN
  Now, more American consumers will have the chance to purchase newer, more fuel efficient cars and the American economy will continue to get a much-needed boost,President Obama said in a statement.
• Bill Ford in 940 News
  We welcome confidence in Ford and the progress we are making on our transformation plan. Any investor can purchase Ford shares, which are sold on the open market,Mulally and Ford executive chairman Bill Ford said in a joint statement. "The...
• David Stern in Telegraph.co.uk
  NBA commissioner David Stern commented: "We are pleased that Michael Jordan's purchase of majority ownership of the Bobcats was approved by the NBA's Board of Governors and closed in such a smooth and expeditious fashion."