purchase

achat

Fait de donner de l’argent pour obtenir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : purchase of something (The purchase of a house takes time.)

Synonymes : buying

Contraires : sale

Expressions courantes : purchase of something, date of purchase, complete a purchase

achat

Chose que l’on a achetée.

En anglais simple : Something that you have bought.

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

Synonymes : buy

Expressions courantes : latest purchase, new purchase, expensive purchase, recent purchase

prise

Appui solide permettant de tirer, de grimper ou de bouger sans glisser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : purchase on something (My boots could get no purchase on the ice.)

Synonymes : grip, hold

Expressions courantes : get purchase, gain purchase, purchase on something

acheter, acquérir

Obtenir quelque chose en payant.

En anglais simple : To pay money to get something.

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

Comment l'utiliser : purchase something from someone (We purchased the table from a local shop.); purchase something for an amount (She purchased the painting for fifty pounds.)

Synonymes : buy

Contraires : sell

Expressions courantes : purchase a ticket, purchase something online, purchase from someone, purchase land

obtenir

Obtenir quelque chose en sacrifiant une chose précieuse ou en faisant de grands efforts.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : obtain, secure

Expressions courantes : purchase peace, purchase freedom, purchase with something