purchases is a form of:
Purchase
noun
- 1.
- (anything obtained by buying; a buying; something bought acquisition of anything for a price of equivalent) make a purchase ការទិញ, កាជាវ់ valuable purchase វត្ថុទិញបានមក
- 2.
- (ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម) ការទិញ, ទំនិញ, វត្ថុដែលត្រូវទិញ
verb — past tense: purchased ; past participle: purchased ; present participle: purchasing ;
- 1.
- ទិញ, ទទួលបានមក, សម្រេចបាន
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To buy; to got a cost) ទិញ, ជាវ
Example: Employees are encouraged to purchase shares in the firm.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.
- 2.
- The act of seeking and acquiring property.
- 3.
- The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
verb — past tense: purchased ; past participle: purchased ; present participle: purchasing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.
- 8.
- (TRANSITIVE) To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
- 9.
- (TRANSITIVE) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.
- 10.
- (TRANSITIVE) To buy for a price.
- 11.
- (TRANSITIVE) To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.
- 12.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
- 13.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To acquire wealth or property.
- 1.
- acquire, buy, get, obtain, procure
- 1.
- sell, vend