Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of purchase
"After comparing prices at several stores, she found that her final purchases included a new laptop and some textbooks."
In plain English: Purchases are things you buy with your own money.
"The store's monthly sales reports show that our purchases have increased significantly since the holiday season."
Usage: Use "purchases" to refer to multiple items that have been bought, such as groceries or supplies acquired during a shopping trip. Avoid confusing this noun with the verb form, which describes the act of acquiring something.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purchase
"The store clerk apologizes and tells her that she cannot process those purchases until her credit card is updated."
In plain English: To purchase something means to buy it by giving money to get it.
"She purchases groceries every Sunday for the week ahead."
Usage: Use purchases when describing the action of buying something performed by a third person or a singular noun in the present tense, such as "She purchases groceries weekly." Do not use this form for first-person or plural subjects, which require the base verb "purchase."
Derived from Old French porcheoir (to buy), this term originally meant to acquire something through payment or exchange. It entered English in the late 14th century as a verb before evolving into its modern noun form referring to items bought.