| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (II) Intersocial Volition | | Section IV. Possessive Relations |
| 3. Interchange of Property |
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| 795. Purchase. |
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| NOUN: | PURCHASE, emption [rare]; buying, purchasing, shopping; preëmption, refusal.
coemption [Rom. law]; bribery; slave trade.
BUYER, purchaser, emptor [law], coemptor, vendee; client, customer, clientele, clientage; patron, employer.
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| VERB: | BUY, purchase, invest in, regrate, procure rent (hire) [See Borrowing]; repurchase, buy in.
make -, complete- a purchase; buy over the counter; pay cash for; charge, - to one’s account.
shop, market, go a-shopping.
keep in one’s pay, bribe, suborn; pay [See Payment]; spend [See Expenditure].
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| ADJECTIVE: | purchased &c. v.; emptorial, coemptional, coemptive; cliental.
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| QUOTATION: | Caveat emptor. |
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