purchased

verb

past tense of purchase
as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for I need to purchase a new heavy coat

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Recent Examples of purchased Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via Ticketmaster. — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The sellers, who are retiring, had purchased the retail space from The Arlington’s original developers in 2007. — Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 The coins have entered circulation and can be purchased online. — Abc News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 The developer purchased a majority of Biscayne 21’s units in 2022 and took control of the building’s condo board. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn Images via Reuters Connect Ballmer purchased the Clippers in 2014 after the NBA forced then-owner Donald Sterling to sell the team shortly after voice recordings of Sterling making racist statements became public. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 Clark had recently purchased her dream home, built in 1900, so her aunt Jan saw the perfect destination for some of the special and otherwise unclaimed treasures. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Other testing companies adopted that standard to run their own tests, and purchased many of the standards that followed. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 As a parent who has purchased my share of scary Halloween costumes, I was particularly disturbed by the controversy now engulfing Target. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Purchased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchased. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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