What does purchase mean?
Word: Purchase
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Purchase means to buy something. As a noun, a purchase is the thing you have bought.
Synonyms: buy, acquire
How do you spell purchase?
Syllables: pur - chase
Tricky part: The first part is pur, not per or pir, even though it sounds just like the start of person.
Watch out for: perchase, pirchase
Memory tip: Money comes out of your purse when you make a purchase, and both words begin with p-u-r.
Purchase in a sentence
Example 1: Mum purchased new school shoes for me in June.
Example 2: You can purchase tickets at the counter near the main gate.
Example 3: The new cricket bat was Lucas's biggest purchase this year.
Fun Fact
Long ago, to purchase something meant to work hard to get hold of it, not simply to pay for it. The idea of handing over money came later.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
purchase
a) sell
b) order
c) obtain
d) pay
Show answer
a) sell. When you purchase, you buy; the shopkeeper on the other side of the deal sells.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Riya saved her pocket money for weeks to make her first purchace at the stationery shop.
a) purchace
b) pocket
c) stationery
d) weeks
Show answer
a) purchace. The end of purchase sounds like chus but is spelt with an s and a final e.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
sachpuer
a) purchase
b) purchaser
c) parachute
d) purchased
Show answer
a) purchase. The letters have no second r, no d and no t, so only purchase fits.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) purchase
b) discount
c) reciept
d) customer
Show answer
c) reciept. Receipt follows c with ei; the other three words are spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After a purchase, the shopkeeper usually hands you ____.
a) a report card
b) a library card
c) a bill
d) a medal
Show answer
c) a bill
2. In which sentence is purchase used as a noun?
a) We will purchase the tickets online.
b) Did you purchase the paint yesterday?
c) Grandma said the new fan was a wise purchase.
d) They purchase fresh fruit every Sunday.
Show answer
c) Grandma said the new fan was a wise purchase.
