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To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain,
obtain, or acquire. |
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To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy
for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house. |
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To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or
sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery. |
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To expiate by a fine or forfeit. |
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To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance. |
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To buy for a price. |
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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. |
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To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to
exert one's self. |
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To acquire wealth or property. |
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The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. |
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The act of seeking and acquiring property. |
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The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything
for a price; buying for money or its equivalent. |
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That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any
manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition. |
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That which is obtained for a price in money or its
equivalent. |
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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. |
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Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than
descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement. |
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