major purchase

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandpurchase

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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purchase
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us
/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
something that ...
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(Definition ofmajorandpurchasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmajor purchase

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In practical terms, it will be some weeks or months before there is anymajorpurchaseor assistance.
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For most people it is theirmajorpurchaseapart from their home.
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Amajorpurchaseis something into which a family may be tricked but from which, on reflection, they may wish to withdraw.
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Twenty years may be all right when paying off a loan on a house or somemajorpurchaseof that kind.
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We owe it to those who are making themajorpurchaseof their life to provide appropriate protection.
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Following the consumer boom and the recession, creditor insurance will help consumers to overcome their reluctance to make amajorpurchase.
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Often it is a highly prized possession and themajorpurchasefor many families.
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I think that in the time in which we live many families will be involved in one or two major purchases.
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Families with disabled children have to make major purchases—equipment such as prams, chairs, stair lifts and bath hoists.
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That is not to say that these families and the public do not flock to our retail stores and make major purchases in the traditional way.
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This was followed by major purchases of oil rich land and gas stations.
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Most of the major purchases for it were made between 1900 and 1935.
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But declining oil prices made it difficult for him to finance major purchases.
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In his second season, despite some major purchases, he did not perform well.
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Major purchases of the class continued through 1924.
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In her autobiography, she stated her first major purchases were a vehicle for her father's business and a large home for her parents and siblings.
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