purchase

compra

Acción de dar dinero a cambio de algo.

En inglés sencillo: The act of paying money to get something.

• No purchase is necessary to enter.
• We completed the purchase of our house yesterday.
• Keep this receipt as proof of purchase.

Cómo se usa: purchase of something (The purchase of a house takes time.)

Sinónimos: buying

Antónimos: sale

Expresiones frecuentes: purchase of something, date of purchase, complete a purchase

compra

Algo que has comprado.

En inglés sencillo: Something that you have bought.

• My latest purchase is a coat.
• Please keep the receipts for your purchases.
• She showed me her new purchase.

Sinónimos: buy

Expresiones frecuentes: latest purchase, new purchase, expensive purchase, recent purchase

agarre

Apoyo firme que permite tirar, trepar o moverse sin resbalar.

En inglés sencillo: A firm hold that lets you pull, climb, or move without slipping.

• Her fingers found purchase on the rock.
• The tires gained purchase on the dry ground.
• He could get no purchase on the slippery rope.

Cómo se usa: purchase on something (My boots could get no purchase on the ice.)

Sinónimos: grip, hold

Expresiones frecuentes: get purchase, gain purchase, purchase on something

comprar, adquirir

Obtener algo pagando dinero por ello.

En inglés sencillo: To pay money to get something.

• You can purchase tickets here.
• We purchased a new computer yesterday.
• Did you purchase the goods online?

Cómo se usa: purchase something from someone (We purchased the table from a local shop.); purchase something for an amount (She purchased the painting for fifty pounds.)

Sinónimos: buy

Antónimos: sell

Expresiones frecuentes: purchase a ticket, purchase something online, purchase from someone, purchase land

conseguir, obtener

Conseguir algo renunciando a algo valioso o haciendo un gran esfuerzo.

En inglés sencillo: To gain something by giving up something valuable or by making a great effort.

• They purchased peace with painful sacrifices.
• Her silence was purchased with threats.
• He purchased their loyalty at the cost of his honor.

Cómo se usa: purchase something with something (They purchased their freedom with years of suffering.); purchase something at the cost of something (He purchased success at the cost of his health.)

Sinónimos: obtain, secure

Expresiones frecuentes: purchase peace, purchase freedom, purchase with something