purchase: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of purchase
noun
- countable, uncountable
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
Example: They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.
- countable, uncountable
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
Example: He was pleased with his latest purchase.
- countable, uncountable
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
- countable, uncountable
A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
Listed forms: purchases.
Source: Wiktionary — purchase.
verb
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
Example: to purchase land, to purchase a house
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
Example: to purchase favor with flattery
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
Listed forms: purchases, purchasing, purchased.
Source: Wiktionary — purchase.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for purchase.
noun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
verb
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is purchase in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of purchase
P(3) + U(1) + R(1) + C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 15 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of purchase
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from purchase
248 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in purchase. Showing up to 24, longest first.