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			| 1.
								the acquisition of something for payment they closed the purchase with a handshake
 2.
								something acquired by purchase
 3.
								a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
 he could get no purchase on the situation
 4.
								the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
 
 'purchase' - used as a verb
 5.
								obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
 The family purchased a new car
 
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			| 1. Purchase / Plural purchases
 2. Purchase / Past
 purchased
 3. Purchase / Third Person
 purchases
 4. Purchase / Present Participle
 purchasing
 
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