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effort — UK US /ˈefət/ noun ► [C or U] a serious attempt to do something: an effort to do sth »This is part of an ongoing effort to develop the Asian debt market. »The guidelines require that companies make an effort to engender a culture of ethical… … Financial and business terms
Purchase — Pur chase, v. i. 1. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one s self. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage. Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purchase — purchaser, n. /perr cheuhs/, v., purchased, purchasing, n. v.t. 1. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy. 2. to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc. 3. to influence by a bribe. 4. to be sufficient to buy: Twenty… … Universalium
purchase — pur•chase [[t]ˈpɜr tʃəs[/t]] v. chased, chas•ing, n. 1) to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy 2) to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc 3) to influence by a bribe 4) to be sufficient to buy: Ten dollars will purchase… … From formal English to slang
purchase — /ˈpɜtʃəs / (say perchuhs) verb (t) (purchased, purchasing) 1. to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy. 2. to acquire by effort, sacrifice, flattery, etc. 3. to win over by a bribe. 4. (of things) to be sufficient to buy. 5. Law… …
Purchase And Assumption - P&A — A transaction in which a healthy bank or thrift purchases assets and assumes liabilities from an unhealthy bank or thrift. Purchase and assumption (P A) is the most common of three basic resolution methods used by the Federal Deposit Insurance… … Investment dictionary
Purchase Fund — A feature of some bond indentures and preferred stock that requires the issuer to make an effort to purchase a specified amount of securities if they fall below a stipulated price (usually par value). A purchase fund is similar to a sinking fund… … Investment dictionary
Hire purchase — (abbreviated HP) is the legal term for a contract, in this persons usually agree to pay for goods in parts or a percentage at a time. It was developed in the United Kingdom and can now be found in China, Japan, Malaysia, India, South Africa,… … Wikipedia
Gadsden Purchase — The Gadsden Purchase (known as Venta de La Mesilla or Treaty of La Mesilla in Mexicocite news |first=Ignacio |last=Ibarra |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Land sale still thorn to Mexico: Historians say U.S. imperialism behind treaty… … Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase — (1803) The 1803 purchase by the United States from France of the land west of the Mississippi River, consisting primarily of the Mississippi and Missouri River basins. The purchase makes up most of what is known as the Great Plains today.… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
United States Air Force KC-135 replacement effort — The United States Air Force KC 135 replacement effort refers to the attempts by the United States Air Force (USAF) between 2003 and the present time to replace its aging fleet of KC 135 aerial refueling tankers with new aircraft.The effort to… … Wikipedia
