Purchase

/ˈpɜːrtʃəs/ verb

To buy something by paying money for it.

From Old French *pourchacier* meaning 'to seek eagerly, pursue', from *pour-* ('for') and *chacier* ('to chase'). It shifted from the idea of 'chasing after something' to 'obtaining it, especially by paying money'.

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