Purchase

Definition - Verb
1  : to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance
2  : to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration
specif
: to take (property) by a voluntary transaction (as a sale, mortgage, pledge, lien, or gift) that creates an interest and that is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code
see also bona fide purchaser
: to purchase something

Definition - Noun
: an act or instance of purchasing: as
a  : the acquiring of real property by any means other than descent or inheritance
b  : the acquiring of an interest in property esp. in exchange for valuable consideration
see also word of purchase



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