(business) A commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating the type, quantities and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.

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.

(UK, pensions) Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is based on the combination of the employer's and employee's contributions to the scheme over the employee's working life.

plural of distress purchase

(marketing) A purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.

plural of impulse purchase

Something bought spontaneously, without planning or thought.

To buy without thinking or planning.

(management, accounting) The price at which something is actually purchased, especially from the point of view of the purchaser.

Alternative spelling of hire purchase