to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.-to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.-to obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.-to expiate by a fine or forfeit.-to acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.-to buy for a price.-to apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.-to put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.-to acquire wealth or property.-the act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.-the act of seeking and acquiring property.-the acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.-that which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.-that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.-any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.-acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.