An act or process of making a purchase.

plural of purchasing

able to be purchased; available for purchase / affordable

The quality of being purchasable.

(business) A document that acts as evidence of someone having bought something, such as a receipt

(accounting, business) A specialized accounting journal and also a prime entry book used in an accounting system to keep track of the orders of items placed using accounts payable.

plural of purchase journal

The amount yielded by the annual income of property; used in expressing the value of a thing in the number of years required for its income to yield its purchase price, in computing the amount to be paid for annuities, etc.

(law, UK, Ireland, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

(Britain) A method of purchasing an item, where the buyer hires it and takes possession of it and pays regular installments. Ownership is only transferred on payment of the final amount. Abbreviated as HP.