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