purchase
US
UK purchase [sth] vtr: slightly formal (buy)
SC 买 mǎi
TC 買
TC 買
SC 购买 mǎi，gòu mǎi
TC 購買
TC 購買
I purchased some office supplies yesterday.
昨天我买了一些办公用品。
purchase n: ([sth] bought)
SC 购买的物品 gòu mǎi de wù pǐn
At the end of his shopping trip, he was very pleased with his purchases.
购买的单车真是物有所值。
purchase n: uncountable (act of buying)
SC 购买 gòu mǎi
TC 購買
TC 購買
SC 采购 gòu mǎi，cǎi gòu
TC 採購
TC 採購
The purchase went quickly.
购买过程十分迅速。
purchase n: (grip, hold)
SC 紧握 jǐn wò
SC 紧抓，抓牢 jǐn zhuā，zhuā láo
The car skidded wildly as the tyres failed to get a purchase on the wet road.
由于轮胎没能抓牢潮湿的地面，那辆车剧烈地打滑。
purchase [sth] vtr: (acquire)
SC 得到 dé dào
TC 得到
TC 得到
SC 获得 dé dào，huò dé
TC 獲得
TC 獲得
I purchased two new properties today.
purchase [sth] vtr: (gain through bribery)
SC 收买 shōu mǎi
TC 收買
TC 收買
SC 向…行贿以获得利益 shōu mǎi，xiàng xíng huì yǐ huò dé lì yì
When he failed to respond to questioning, they suspected someone had purchased his silence.
purchase [sth] vtr: slightly formal (be adequate to buy)
SC 可以买到
SC 够买
One Euro purchases little more than a cup of coffee.
advance purchase n: (booking ahead at cheap rate)
SC 预购，预先购买，提前购买
Airlines usually give you a cheaper fare for advance purchase.
compulsory purchase n: (seizing of property)
SC 强制征购
hire purchase n: UK (buying [sth] by installments)
SC 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn
Thank goodness for hire purchase; I'd never have been able to buy a new car without it.
We got our new cooker on hire purchase.
hire-purchase n as adj: UK (relating to a hire purchase)
SC 分期付款的
The salesman gave the hire-purchase agreement to the customers.
HP n: UK, initialism (law: hire-purchase)
SC 分期付款购买法
in-store purchase n: ([sth] bought in person)
SC 实体店购物
installment plan (US), instalment plan (Can, UK) n: (finance: payment in installments)
SC 分期付款法
SC 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn
make a purchase v expr: (buy [sth])
SC 购买 gòu mǎi
TC 購買
TC 購買
SC 购物 gòu mǎi，gòu wù
purchase agreement, purchasing agreement n: (contract to buy goods)
SC 购买协议，购买合同
purchase order n: (document requesting to buy [sth])
SC 订购单 dìng gòu dān
TC 訂購單
TC 訂購單
We have received your purchase order and will dispatch the goods immediately.
purchase price n: (cost at which [sth] is bought)
SC 购买价格
Over the years, the purchase price for a new car has risen significantly.
purchase receipt n: (slip or document: proof of payment)
SC 购物收据
SC 购物小票
Acme Stores requires a purchase receipt if you wish to return something.