v.
- buy (something).
- Nautical haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever.
n.
- the action of buying.
▸a thing bought.
▸Law the acquisition of property by one's personal action rather than by inheritance.
- firm contact or grip.
- a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects.
- archaic the annual rent or return from land.
Derivative
- purchasable adj.
- purchaser n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’.