[uncountable, countable] the act or process of buying sth购买；采购◆How many visitors to the store actually made a purchase?到商店里来的游客实际购买了东西的有多少人？◆The company has just announced its €50 million purchase of the hotel.这家公司刚刚宣布以 5 000 万欧元买下这家酒店。◆Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.将作为购货凭证的收据要保存好。◆I did not notice the defects at the time of purchase.购买时我没注意到这些缺陷。◆We saved money by making a bulk purchase of 50 PCs.我们通过批量采购 50 台个人电脑而节省了金钱。◆an employee share purchase plan雇员股票购买计划⨁a cash / credit / online purchase现金／信用卡／网上购买 ⨁ big / big-ticket / major / significant / small purchases大量／高价／重点／重要的／小量购买 ⨁ equipment / house / share / stock purchase设备／房屋／股份／股票购买 [countable] something that you have bought购买的东西；购买项目◆There are several possible ways to pay for your purchases.购物的付款方式有几种。◆If you are not satisfied with your purchase we will give you a full refund.若对所购之物不满意，我们将全额退款。 compulsory purchase contract of purchase hire purchase offer to purchase point of purchase