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purchase

purchase

Meaning of purchase

act of buying

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British English/ˈpɜːtʃəs/
American English/ˈpɝtʃəs/
Russian transcription[pɐˈkupkə]
purchase
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purchase with Russian translation

purchase usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это маленькое зеркало — моя последняя покупка за день.

This small mirror was my last purchase of the day.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Проверьте гарантию перед оформлением покупки.

Check the warranty before finalising your purchase.

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purchase belongs to the topic "Shopping and Fashion Buying, Sales". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

purchaseпокупка
guestгость
greetingприветствие
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки

purchase synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between purchase / buy / acquisition / shopping / order / transaction

🇬🇧English
purchase

neutral term for acquiring goods or services

B1Often

The purchase was completed yesterday.

Покупка была завершена вчера.

🇬🇧English

more informal; commonly a verb, as a noun can mean 'a good buy'

B1Very Often

I will buy a new phone tomorrow.

Я куплю новый телефон завтра.

🇬🇧English

formal; often used for the purchase of companies, assets or property

B2Rarely

The acquisition of the smaller firm expanded their market share.

Приобретение (acquisition) небольшой компании увеличило их долю на рынке.

🇬🇧English

refers to the activity/process of visiting stores or browsing online to buy things

B1Very Often

I'm going shopping this afternoon.

Я иду за покупками сегодня днем.

🇬🇧English

can mean a request to buy (an instruction to supply goods) or the goods ordered; often precedes delivery

B1Very Often

I placed an order for a laptop last week.

Я сделал заказ на ноутбук на прошлой неделе.

T
🇬🇧English
transaction

emphasizes the exchange or recorded operation (often financial) rather than the act of buying for pleasure

B2Often

The transaction was recorded on my bank statement.

Операция была зафиксирована в выписке по счету.

P
🇬🇧English
procurement

formal; refers to the organized process of obtaining goods/services, especially by institutions

B2Rarely

Procurement policies require multiple supplier quotes.

Политика закупок требует несколько предложений от поставщиков.

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How to pronounce purchase and what this word means

purchase translation: покупка. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce purchase

/ˈpɜːtʃəs/

purchase translation

покупка

purchase examples

This small mirror was my last purchase of the day.

purchase transcription

/ˈpɜːtʃəs/, /ˈpɝtʃəs/

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purchase meaning: what does it mean?

act of buying

purchase pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

purchase is pronounced as /ˈpɜːtʃəs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

purchase definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

This small mirror was my last purchase of the day. Translation: Это маленькое зеркало — моя последняя покупка за день.

Is purchase part of Sales vocabulary?

Yes, purchase (покупка) can be learned in the Sales topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is purchase part of Shopping and Fashion Buying vocabulary?

Yes, purchase (покупка) can be learned in the Shopping and Fashion Buying topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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