PURCHASED

Definition: PURCHASED

PURCHASED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Purchase

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "PURCHASED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Purchase

Adjective: purchased; Verb:

Crosswords: PURCHASED

Well, actually I'm from a smaller company that was purchased by Mattel in a leveraged buyout (Toy Story; writing credit: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton)

I fought fire with oil. I purchased the Senate behind his back (Spartacus; writing credit: Howard Fast; Dalton Trumbo)

Respect cannot be learned, purchased, or acquired; it can only be earned. (references; author: unknown)

You are an engineer if you have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is". (references; author: unknown)

Secrets in the Attic 4: Purchased and Punished (1994)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Confectionery Mfg from Purchased Chocolate in the US [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Improved utilisation and marketing of marine resources from the Pacific region : Beche-de-mer, sharkfins and other cured marine products purchased by Chinese and Asian traders : a report (reference)

• Iron & Steel Pipe & Tube Mfg from Purchased Steel in the US [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• No Free Lunch: Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased Without Intelligence (reference)

• The Sailing Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy-Built, Purchased and Captured-1688-1860 (reference)

  (more book examples)

High Tech

• Apple Network Assistant 3.5 CD Set Must Be Purchased with License (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Former Kenco Marine has been purchased by the Muckleshhot Indian Tribe on behalf of the Eliot Bay/ Duwamish River Natural Resource Trustees. The habitat value of the property will be enhanced by removing the structure on the site and pulling back the shoreline to create mudflat, salt marsh, and a riparian buffer habitat for fish and wildlife. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A distant view of Fairhaven and New Bedford Harbor with Sconicut Neck on the right. The property at the bottom was purchased as a land trust. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

North elevation looking southwest. Photograph by Walter Smalling, 1977. (Reproduction Number: HABS, DC,WASH,166-12 (CT)) Frederick Douglass, a powerful and influential runaway slave, abolitionist, editor, and statesman, purchased this house in 1877. It was preserved as a memorial to Douglass after his death in 1895. The National Park Service restored the house in 1971-72, utilizing HABS documentation that had been produced in 1963-64. Today, the Frederick Douglass House is a popular and heavily visited site for those studying American history. Credit: Library of Congress.

Caption: "The Genius of Electricity," purchased by Edison at the Paris Exposition of 1889; Unknown Date; {10.387/5} (jpg).

Photographed prior to World War I. Her owner at that time was Colonel Harry E. Converse, of Boston, Massachusetts. Purchased by the Navy and delivered on 18 August 1917, this yacht was commissioned as USS Parthenia (SP-671). Following patrol service during and after World War I, she was sold on 17 August 1920. Credit: NAVY.

At Port Said, Egypt, 26 June - 11 July 1898, while serving with Rear Admiral Manuel de la Camara's squadron, which had been sent to relieve the Philippines. This ship was the former Hamburg-Amerika Line Columbia, purchased by Spain for war service in 1898. After the Spanish- American War, she returned to Hamburg-America Line service, but became the Russian auxiliary cruiser Terek during the Russo-Japanese War. Credit: NAVY.

People of the village are waiting for the coming of the jets no: 16 & 18 which have been purchased for them / Ardeshir Mohassess. Credit: Library of Congress.

Cigarettes and tobacco purchased by various enterprises and turned over to the Quartermaster Corps for distribution, Dombasle (Meuse), France / Signal Corps, U.S.A. Credit: Library of Congress.

A rehabilitation client of Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, with team of horses purchased under a resettlement loan. Credit: Library of Congress.

View of land purchased by United States Resettlement Administration for extension of Badlands National Park. South Dakota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads; Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; Clause 9: To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; Clause 10: To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Navy; Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, byCession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

A light disturbed by smoke, an advance purchased by violence, but half satisfied this tender and serious mind

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

A complete guide on Fuchs' dystrophy can be purchased from NORD for a nominal fee. (references)

While some of the listed articles are free to view, others can be purchased for a nominal fee. (references)

Some may be purchased from your supermarket, health food store, or direct from the manufacturer. (references)

Business

The size of cars being purchased is diverging. (references)

The choice of gift purchased depends on the budget and occasion. (references)

Payment of purchased goods is possible through the delivery service. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ethiopia

Jehovah's Witnesses have stated that due to the lack of good donated plots in the capital, they have purchased their own. (references)

Hungary

After the transition from communism, the majority of print media outlets were purchased by foreign publishing companies. (references)

Turkmenistan

Russian language and foreign newspapers from abroad are not easily obtainable, but can be purchased in kiosks or hotels and by subscription. (references)

Economic History

Georgia

In early 2000, AES also purchased Units 9 and 10 of the Gardabani thermal power station that together generate about 35 percent of the sector's total capacity. (references)

France

Also purchased on the Internet are Books and Press (10 percent), General Distribution (7 percent), Food and Drink (2 percent), and Gifts and Flowers (1 percent). (references)

France

On the other hand, a law limits the amount of retail space that can be purchased or leased commercially, with a special exemption required for space purchased or leased that is greater than 300 square meters. (references)

Human Rights

Colombia

The FARC often purchased victims kidnaped by common criminals and then negotiated ransom payments with the family. (references)

Political Economy

CHILE

Duties may be waived for seven years for capital goods imports purchased as inputs for products to be exported. (references)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Budget deficits have traditionally been financed through the issuance of government bonds purchased by private investors, predominantly commercial banks. (references)

Trade

Oman

Rather, it finances the components of a project purchased with foreign exchange, which on average is about 40 per cent of the total project cost. (references)

Philippines

Private sector foreign loans outside these categories that will not be serviced with foreign exchange purchased from the banking system do not require prior Bangko Sentral approval. (references)

Morocco

Usually in Morocco a one-year warranty is given to end-users for products or equipment purchased. (references)

Travel

Australia

Savings are available on internal airfares when purchased in conjunction with international tickets. (references)

Mexico

Tickets are purchased at a booth near the baggage claim area. (references)

Kenya

Sealed bottled water is safe to drink and can be purchased in hotels, restaurants, and grocery stores. (references)

Women

Botswana

The police force purchased new equipment, and officers were trained to use it during the year. (references)

Worker Rights

Romania

The Resita steel company was purchased by a foreign company and has been the subject of major labor protests since January; the Government was attempting to mediate the labor dispute at year's end. (references)

China

However, foreign companies that purchased these toys stated that their internal investigations did not bear out the allegations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "PURCHASED": be purchased ♦ capacity purchased ♦ purchased goodwill. Additional references.

Ending with "PURCHASED": newly-purchased.

Arabic 

‏حقق نجاح (be purchased), ‏إستولى (annex, appropriate, be purchased, capture, carry, collar, jump, latch, possess, requisition, seize, snatch, take, take up). (various references)

Chinese 

收购 (Purchase, Purchasing). (various references)

Danish

kunstværker skabt i løbet af året og købt af producerende enheder (works of art created during the year and purchased by producer units), kapacitet (capacity), erhvervet goodwill (excess cost, purchased goodwill), aktier og andre ejerrettigheder,som det offentlige har erhvervet i selskaber (shares and other equities in corporate enterprises purchased by general government). (various references)

Dutch

in de loop van het jaar vervaardigde kunstwerken die door produktie-eenheden worden aangekocht (works of art created during the year and purchased by producer units), deelnemingen en aandelen die door de overheid in het kapitaal van vennootschappen zijn genomen (shares and other equities in corporate enterprises purchased by general government), capaciteit (capacity), betaalde goodwill (excess cost, purchased goodwill). (various references)

Finnish

ulkopuolelta hankittava energia ja kapasiteetti (capacity, capacity purchased), ostettu goodwill-arvo (excess cost, purchased goodwill). (various references)

French

achetai, achetés, acheté, achetèrent, acheta. (various references)

German

kaufte (bought), angeschafft, angekauft. (various references)

Greek 

έργα τέχνης που δημιουργήθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια του έτους και αγοράστηκαν από παραγωγικές μονάδες (works of art created during the year and purchased by producer units), μετοχές και άλλοι τίτλοι συμμετοχής εταιρειών που αγοράζονται από το δημόσιο (shares and other equities in corporate enterprises purchased by general government), τεκμαρτή αξία επωνυμίας (excess cost, purchased goodwill). (various references)

Hebrew 

להלקח (be purchased, be taken), להרכש (be acquired, be obtained, be purchased). (various references)

Hungarian

megvásárolt (be purchased), meg van véve (be purchased). (various references)

Indonesian

belanjaan (items purchased). (various references)

Italian

acquistato. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

購書 (purchased books, purchasing books). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

こうしょ (broad view, elevation, facing the heat, government office, heights, high altitude, interpretation of a book, neglecting, purchased books, purchasing books, slighting, trifling). (various references)

Korean 

구매하는. (various references)

Manx

kionnit (bought). (various references)

Pig Latin

urchasedpay.(various references)

Portuguese

participações e acções subscritas pelas administrações públicas no capital das sociedades (shares and other equities in corporate enterprises purchased by general government), obras de arte realizadas durante o ano e adquiridas por unidades de produção (works of art created during the year and purchased by producer units), fundo de comércio adquirido (excess cost, purchased goodwill). (various references)

Russian 

приобретать приобретенный (procured). (various references)

Spanish

participaciones y acciones suscritas por las administraciones públicas en el capital de sociedades (shares and other equities in corporate enterprises purchased by general government), obras de arte realizadas durante el año y adquiridas por unidades de producción (works of art created during the year and purchased by producer units), capacidad comprada (capacity, capacity purchased), capacidad adquirida (capacity, capacity purchased). (various references)

Swedish

goodwill (excess cost, goodwill, purchased goodwill). (various references)

Welsh

pry+n (bought). (various references)

empticii, empticius. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "PURCHASED": prepurchased, repurchased. (additional references)

Misspellings

"PURCHASED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pourchase, purchace, purchese, purchesed, purchhase. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: purchase, scarphed.

-2 letters: apercus, crashed, crusade, crushed, echards, eparchs, parched, parches, phrased, purdahs, redcaps, scarped, scauper, scraped, sharped, spruced, upreach.

-3 letters: apercu, arched, arches, cadres, capers, carped, carpus, cashed, caused, causer, cedars, cesura, chapes, chards, chared, chares, chased, chaser, cheaps, craped, crapes, crudes, cursed, cusped, dasher, drapes, drupes, dupers, echard, eparch, escarp, eschar.

+2 letters: repurchased.

+3 letters: prepurchased, supercharged, thunderclaps.

+4 letters: hydrocephalus.

+5 letters: pachydermatous.