purchase

verb | pur·chase

1. : to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance

2. : to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration; specifically : 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 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

noun

1. a : the acquiring of real property by any means other than descent or inheritance

   b : the acquiring of an interest in property especially in exchange for valuable consideration — see also word of purchase