[ˈpəːtʃɪs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- acquire (something) by paying for it; buy
(e.g: Mr Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for £1,500)

- haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ (hence, in nautical use, the notion of ‘gaining’ one portion of rope after another) and ‘buy’

[ˈpəːtʃɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of buying something
(e.g: the large number of videos currently available for purchase)

- firm contact or grip
(e.g: the horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ (hence, in nautical use, the notion of ‘gaining’ one portion of rope after another) and ‘buy’