purchase
Definitions
Noun
- The acquisition of something for payment
- Something acquired by purchase
- A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
- The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Verb
- Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "purchase".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purchase | 2 | 47 |
| 2 | purchased | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | purchases | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | purchasers | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | purchaser's | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | purchaser | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | purchasers' | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | repurchase | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | repurchased | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | repurchases | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "purchase".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "purchase".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | phase | 1 | 72 |
| 2 | purchased | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | pursue | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | chase | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | purchasing | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | purchases | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | purse | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | purchasers | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | pursed | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | purchaser's | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | surcease | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | purses | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | purchaser | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | repurchase | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | repurchases | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | repurchased | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | purchasers' | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | puche | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | purser | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pursel | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "purchase" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "purchase" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the purchase | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "purchase" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "purchase".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 10
Sound Alikes: 20
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Housing market squeeze: The income needed to purchase a typical U.S. home is up 79% since 2020
Mar 14, 2026 Fast Company
Mar 14, 2026 Fast Company
Palantir's Alex Karp has ties to a $46 million Miami mansion that was bought before his company's HQ move
Mar 12, 2026 Business Insider
Mar 12, 2026 Business Insider
Fernandina Commission to vote on $2.1 million downtown land purchase for possible City Hall
Mar 14, 2026 Fernandina Observer
Mar 14, 2026 Fernandina Observer