Purchasing - English meaning

verb

Buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.

Usage examples:

I managed to acquire all the books i needed

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

To obtain or begin to have something

Usage examples:

His family acquired the property in 1985., she acquired her love of the outdoors as a child.

verb

Obtain in exchange for payment.

Usage examples:

She bought six first-class stamps

noun

A purchase.

Usage examples:

Wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops

verb

To obtain something by paying money for it

Usage examples:

She was saving to buy a car., he bought some flowers for his girlfriend., she’ll never buy that sto…

phrasal verb

Obtain, especially accidentally

phrasal verb

To obtain something

Usage examples:

A good boss is not so easy to come by., it's unclear how he came by his wealth.

phrasal verb

To get something, using effort, by chance or in a way that has not been explained

Usage examples:

Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by., i'd like to know how she came by that black eye.

idiom

Get into one's hands, take physically

phrase

Grasp physically.

Usage examples:

She snatched up the nearest thing that her hand could get hold of.

phrase

To start holding something or someone

Usage examples:

He took hold of one end of the carpet and tugged., i just managed to grab hold of lucy before she f…

verb

Get, acquire, or secure (something).

Usage examples:

Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain

verb

Come into possession of

collocation

Take and lift upward

phrasal verb

Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.

Usage examples:

I reached out and picked up a magazine

phrasal verb

Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.

Usage examples:

Will you pick the children up from school?

verb

Obtain (something), especially with care or effort.

Usage examples:

Food procured for the rebels

verb

To obtain something, esp. after an effort

Usage examples:

We procured maps and directions from the tourist office., the city’s procurement process

verb

To get something, especially when it involves effort

Usage examples:

Procure capital/funds/financing low interest rates support bonds by making it cheaper for investors…

noun

The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.

Usage examples:

The final score was 4–3 to royston

verb

Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.

Usage examples:

Mccartney scored a fine goal

verb

A number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands