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Collocations for purchase - noun

1. buying sth

ADJECTIVE

cash
credit
online
Make sure all online purchases are made through a secure server.
bulk
the bulk purchase of paper
outright
Companies are moving away from outright purchase of company cars to leasing.
compulsory (BrE)
The council applied for a compulsory purchase order on the the tennis courts.
advance
hire (= a method of buying an article by making regular payments for it over several months or years)
He entered a hire purchase agreement with a car dealer.
arms, equipment, home, house, land, share

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purchase + NOUN

price
tax
order

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PHRASES

the cost of purchase
You can resell books and cut the original cost of purchase.
the date of purchase, the time of purchase
I did not notice the defects at the time of purchase.
the place of purchase, the point of purchase
Ticket holders should return to the point of purchase for a refund.
proof of purchase
Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.

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2. sth bought

ADJECTIVE

big-ticket (AmE), expensive, large, major
big-ticket purchases such as cars or refrigerators
impulse
Consumers make a lot of impulse purchases.
consumer
The company uses software to analyze consumer purchases.

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VERB + purchase

make
some ways to encourage customers to make a purchase
pay for

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Collocations for purchase - verb

ADVERB

newly, recently
compulsorily (BrE)
The land was compulsorily purchased from the owner to make way for the new road.
online
Tickets can be purchased online.

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VERB + purchase

agree to, be willing to
wish to
can afford to, cannot afford to

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PREPOSITION

for
They purchased the land for $1 million.
from
They purchased the house from an elderly couple.

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Purchase is used with these nouns as the object:
art, asset, bond, coverage, electricity, equipment, goods, home, insurance, land, membership, merchandise, painting, product, property, right, security, share, site, stock, subscription, ticket, warranty

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