noun 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.
noun That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
He was pleased with his latest purchase.
noun That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
noun The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
noun A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
noun 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.
noun 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.
noun The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.